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Henry Thomas Buckle
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Henry Thomas Buckle was a British historian, chess player, sociologist, and philosopher. Born in Lewisham in 1821, he was a male citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and later the United Kingdom. He wrote in the English language and was active in the field of philosophy.
Buckle is the author of twenty-two works, including the multi-volume History of Civilization in England. His writings were also published in German as Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England. He played chess for England and was described by sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He died in Damascus in 1862.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- History of Civilization in England - Volume II
- History of Civilization in England - Volume III
- History of Civilization in England - Volume Ii Part I
- History of Civilization in England - in Three Volumes - Vol. I
- Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1821-11-24 ) 24 November 1821, Lee , London, England
- Died
- 29 May 1862 (1862-05-29) (aged 40), Damascus , Ottoman Syria
- Occupations
- Historian, chess player
- Known for
- History of Civilisation in England
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lewisham
- Place of death
- Damascus
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Henry Thomas Buckle (1857).jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry Thomas Buckle
- date of birth
- 1821-01-01
- date of death
- 1862-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Henry Thomas Buckle
- Commons Creator page
- Henry Thomas Buckle
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Henry Thomas Buckle, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1,1
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1,2
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1
History of civilization in England : In 5 vol., 4
History of civilization in England. 1
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1,2
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 1,2
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 2
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 2
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 5
History of civilization in England. in five volumes. by Henry Thomas Buckle. 5
Miscellaneous and posthumous works. of Henry Thomas Buckle ; ed. with a biographical notice by Helen Taylor. 2. Common Place Books
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 5
History of civilization in England. in five volumes. by Henry Thomas Buckle. 1
Miscellaneous and posthumous works. of Henry Thomas Buckle ; ed. with a biographical notice by Helen Taylor. 1
History of civilization in England. in five volumes. by Henry Thomas Buckle. 2
History of civilization in England. 2
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England. dt. von Arnold Ruge. 1. Abth. 2
History of civilization in England. In 5 vol 3
History of civilization in England. In 5 vol 4
History of civilization in England. In 5 vol 1
History of civilization in England. In 5 vol 5
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 1,1
History of civilization in England. in five volumes. by Henry Thomas Buckle. 4
History of civilization in England. In 5 vol 2
Miscellaneous and posthumous works. of Henry Thomas Buckle ; ed. with a biographical notice by Helen Taylor. 3. Common Place Books
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 4
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England. dt. von Arnold Ruge. 2
Geschichte der Civilisation in England. Uebers. von Arnold Ruge 3
History of civilization in England. in five volumes. by Henry Thomas Buckle. 3
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1,2
History of civilization in England : In 5 vol., 5
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 2
Henry Thomas Buckle's Geschichte der Civilisation in England, 1,1
History of civilization in England : In 5 vol., 3
History of civilization in England, 2
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Thomas Buckle (24 November 1821 – 29 May 1862) was an English historian, the author of an unfinished History of Civilization and a strong amateur chess player. He is sometimes called "the Father of Scientific History".
Early life and education
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