George Henry Lewes
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1817-04-18 ) 18 April 1817, London, England
- Died
- 30 November 1878 (1878-11-30) (aged 61), London, England
- Resting place
- Highgate Cemetery
- Occupations
- Philosopher, critic
- Spouse
- Agnes Jervis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1841 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1854 )
- Partner
- George Eliot (1854–1878)
- Era
- Modern philosophy 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy British philosophy
- School
- Positivism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- George Eliot
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- PSM V09 D668 George Henry Lewes.jpg
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- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
- Commons category
- George Henry Lewes
- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1817-04-18
- date of death
- 1878-11-30
- Commons gallery
- George Henry Lewes
- unmarried partner
- George Eliot
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- George Henry Lewes
- ethnic group
- English people
- significant person
- Charlotte Brontë
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to George Henry Lewes, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
George Henry Lewes (/ˈluːɪs/ ; 18 April 1817 – 30 November 1878) was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur physiologist. American feminist Margaret Fuller called Lewes a "witty, French, flippant sort of man". He became part of the mid-Victorian ferment of ideas which encouraged discussion of Darwinism, positivism, and religious skepticism. However, he is perhaps best known today for having openly lived with Mary Ann Evans, who wrote under the pen name George Eliot, as soulmates whose lives and writings were enriched by their relationship, though they never married each other.
Personal life
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