Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
R.G. Collingwood
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
History Buff Quiz
Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Philosophy 101
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. One of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought, Aristotle established the foundations for the modern scientific method of enquiry. Statue
Philosophers to Know, Part I
Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)
5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher. Print published in London, 1812. Profile portrait surrounded by Ouroboros ancient Egyptian-Greek symbolic serpent with tail in mouth devouring itself representing unity of material and spiritual in eternal...
Philosophers to Know, Part II
King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023
British Royal Line of Succession
Discover
Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)
Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.
6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?

R.G. Collingwood: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/R-G-Collingwood
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Robin George Collingwood
Born February 22, 1889 • England
Died January 9, 1943 (aged 53) • England
Subjects Of Study philosophy of history
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
German philosopher
Taine, portrait by Léon Bonnat, 1889
Hippolyte Taine
French critic and historian
Henri Berr
French historian and philosopher
Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
Russian philosopher
1st Baron Acton of Aldenham, oil painting by Franz von Lenbach; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton
English historian and moralist
Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee
British historian
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian statesman and writer
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
Ibn Khaldūn
Ibn Khaldūn
Muslim historian
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German philosopher and mathematician
Giambattista Vico
Giambattista Vico
Italian philosopher
Johann Gottfried von Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder
German philosopher
Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce
Italian philosopher
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey
German philosopher
James Mill
James Mill
Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist
St. Justin Martyr
Christian apologist
N.F.S. Grundtvig
N.F.S. Grundtvig
Danish bishop and poet
Leszek Kolakowski
Polish philosopher
Karl Gotthard Lamprecht
German historian

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
History Buff Quiz
Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Philosophy 101