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R. G. Collingwood

1889 - 1943

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Robin George Collingwood (; 22 February 1889 – 9 January 1943) was an English philosopher, historian and archaeologist. He is best known for his philosophical works, including The Principles of Art (1938) and the posthumously published The Idea of History (1946). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. G. Collingwood is the 622nd most popular philosopher (down from 613th in 2019), the 1,535th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,262nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, R. G. Collingwood ranks 622 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Albert Lange, Pietro d'Abano, Abraham Isaac Kook, Dignāga, Arthur Danto, and Metrodorus of Lampsacus. After him are Roman Ingarden, Maximus Planudes, Guarino da Verona, Eugen Fink, Diogenes of Babylon, and Yuri Lotman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, R. G. Collingwood ranks 71. Before him are Zoltán Tildy, Amrit Kaur, Harry Nyquist, Frans Masereel, Reggie Walker, and Stanislav Kosior. After him are María Capovilla, Takeo Kurita, Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland, Tom Naudé, Philippe Thys, and Léon Brillouin. Among people deceased in 1943, R. G. Collingwood ranks 60. Before him are Marina Raskova, Hans Jeschonnek, Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, Franz Jägerstätter, Conrad Veidt, and Nicholas J. Spykman. After him are Kurt Huber, Alexander Schmorell, Czesława Kwoka, Christoph Probst, John Harvey Kellogg, and Lepa Radić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, R. G. Collingwood ranks 1,535 out of 8,785. Before him are Shirley Bassey (1937), Nick Frost (1972), Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), and Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424). After him are Robert Harris (1957), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Edith Cavell (1865), Sid Watkins (1928), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), and Albert Hammond (1944).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, R. G. Collingwood ranks 39. Before him are Gilbert Ryle (1900), Paul Grice (1913), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Alan Watts (1915), John Austin (1790), and David Hartley (1705). After him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Alexander of Hales (1175), Antony Flew (1923), Olaf Stapledon (1886), N. T. Wright (1948), and Michael Dummett (1925).

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