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John Ruskin

Also known as Kata Phusin, Rŏsŭkʻin, J. Ruskin, John Rosukin, Jon Rasukin, Dzhon Rëskin, Ruskin

English writer and art critic (1819–1900)

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John Ruskin was an author who worked under the pseudonym Kata Phusin. His professional activity spanned from 1834 to 1900. During this period, he produced a total of 33 works.

Ruskin was born on February 8, 1819, and died on January 20, 1900. His contributions are recognized within the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He is also featured in the fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, published in 1997.

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SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) – Ruskin, John

Welcome to the fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Coniston
Spouse: Effie Gray
Educated at: King's College London
Employer: University of Oxford
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Newdigate Prize
Field of work: art criticism
Movement: freethought
Image: John Ruskin.jpg
Work location: Great Britain

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described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
pseudonym: Kata Phusin
Commons category: John Ruskin
date of birth: 1819-02-08
date of death: 1900-01-20
Commons Creator page: John Ruskin
topic's main category: Category:John Ruskin
Commons gallery: John Ruskin
ethnic group: English people
name in native language: John Ruskin
writing language: English language
described at URL: sf-encyclopedia.uk/fe.php/fe.php?nm=ruskin_john
start of work period: 1834-01-01
end of work period: 1900-01-01
P12749: Saint-Hilaire-le-Lierru
P13311: Hamburg-Nord

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Works in European collections

33 objects attributed to John Ruskin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Las piedras de Venecia

Munera pulveris : (sobre economía política)

The Ethics of the Dust, 10 Lectures to little housewives on the elements of crystallisation

The stones of Venice, Volume the 2.. The sea-stories

The stones of Venice, Volume the 1.. The foundations

Wege zur Kunst : eine Gedankenlese aus den Werken des John Ruskin, I

The seven lamps of architecture

The Two Paths: being Lectures on Art, and its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, delivered in 1858 - 9 : By John Ruskin. With Plates and Cuts

Fors clavigera : Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain, IV

Wege zur Kunst : eine Gedankenlese aus den Werken des John Ruskin, II

The stones of Venice

Unto this Last : four essays on the first principles of political economy

The seven lamps of architecture. by John Ruskin

The stones of Venice. by John Ruskin. Volume the third. The fall

The stones of Venice. by John Ruskin. Volume the first. The foundations

The stones of Venice. by John Ruskin. Volume the second. The sea-stories

Modern painters, 4

The stones of Venice, Volume the 3.. The fall

The queen of the air : Being a study of the Greek myths of cloud and storm

Modern painters, 5

Modern painters : Vol. 1. 2. By a graduate of Oxford, [ab Vol. 3]: By John Ruskin, 2

Wie wir arbeiten und wirthschaften müssen : eine Gedankenlese aus den Werken

Modern painters : Vol. 1. 2. By a graduate of Oxford, [ab Vol. 3]: By John Ruskin, 4

Modern painters : Vol. 1. 2. By a graduate of Oxford, [ab Vol. 3]: By John Ruskin, 1

Fors clavigera : Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain, III

Wie wir arbeiten und wirthschaften müssen : eine Gedankenlese aus den Werken

Fors clavigera : Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain, II

Modern painters : Vol. 1. 2. By a graduate of Oxford, [ab Vol. 3]: By John Ruskin, 3

Modern painters, 3

St. Mark's Rest : The history of Venice written for the help of the few travellers who still care for her monuments

Modern painters : Vol. 1. 2. By a graduate of Oxford, [ab Vol. 3]: By John Ruskin, 5

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Encyclopedic overview

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy, education, museology, geology, botany, ornithology, literature, history, and myth.

Ruskin's writing styles and literary forms were equally varied. He wrote essays and treatises, poetry and lectures, travel guides and manuals, letters and even a fairy tale, The King of the Golden River. He also made detailed sketches and paintings of rocks, plants, birds, landscapes, architectural structures and ornamentation. The elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art gave way in time to plainer language designed to communicate his ideas more effectively. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and society.

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John Ruskin