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Samuel Butler was a male writer, novelist, painter, and farmer from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Born in 1835 and dying in London in 1902, he worked in Great Britain and wrote in English. His field of work included philosophy, and he is associated with the genre of utopia. He was educated at St John's College and Shrewsbury School.
His notable works include *Erewhon; or, Over the range*, *The note-books of Samuel Butler*, and *The humour of Homer, and other essays*. Other publications are *Selections from The note-books of Samuel Butler* and *Selections from previous works with remarks on Mr. G.J. Romanes' "Mental evolution in animals" and a psalm of Montreal*. His works are held in the collections of the Tate and the National Gallery. He is described by the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1835-12-04
- Died
- 1902-06-18
- Works
- 175
Top works
- Erewhon; or, Over the range
- The note-books of Samuel Butler ...
- The humour of Homer, and other essays
- Selections from The note-books of Samuel Butler
- Selections from previous works with remarks on Mr. G.J. Romanes' "Mental evolution in animals" and a psalm of Montreal
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939-12-08
- Active to
- 2025-02-20
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54
- Total plays
- 560
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Family name
- Butler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Langar
- Occupation
- photographer
- Educated at
- Shrewsbury School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Genre
- utopia
- Image
- SamuelErewhonButler.jpg
- Work location
- Great Britain
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- date of birth
- 1835-01-01
- date of death
- 1902-01-01
- Commons category
- Samuel Butler (novelist)
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Samuel Butler (novelist)
- relative
- Anna Worsley Russell
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Samuel Butler
- different from
- Samuel Butler
- ethnic group
- English people
- start of work period
- 1880-01-01
- end of work period
- 1902-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Samuel Butler
Sources (6)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Samuel Butler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (published posthumously in 1903 with substantial revisions and published in its original form in 1964 as Ernest Pontifex or The Way of All Flesh). Both novels have remained in print since their initial publication. In other studies he examined Christian orthodoxy, evolutionary thought, and Italian art, and made prose translations of the Iliad and Odyssey that are still consulted.
Early life
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