Thomas Spencer Baynes

English philosopher and critic with influential works

Thomas Spencer Baynes - English philosopher and critic with influential works
Born

March 24th, 1823
202 years ago

Died

1887
138 years ago — 64 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United Kingdom

Links & References

Contributed significantly to philosophy and literary criticism in the 19th century. Served as a professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of St Andrews. Edited the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, significantly shaping its contents. Wrote extensively on Hegel and German idealism, influencing contemporary thought and education.

Edited the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Published works on Hegelian philosophy

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