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W. G. Collingwood
English author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts (1854–1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Gershom Collingwood (/ˈkɒlɪŋˌwʊd/; 6 August 1854, in Liverpool[1] – 1 October 1932) was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts at University College, Reading.[2] A long-term resident of Coniston, Cumbria, he was President of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society and the Lake Artists' Society.[3]
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