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George Henry Lewes (18171878)
Lewes, George Henry (löz). An English historical and miscellaneous writer; born at London, April 18, 1817; died there, Nov. 28, 1878. Among his writings are: ‘Biographical History of Philosophy’ (1845–46), afterward entitled ‘History of Philosophy from Thales to Comte’ (1866); ‘Life of Robespierre’ (1849); ‘The Life and Works of Goethe’ (1855); ‘Seaside Studies’ (1858); ‘The Physiology of Common Life’ (1859); ‘Studies in Animal Life’ (1862); ‘Aristotle: a Chapter from the History of Science’ (1864); ‘Problems of Life and Mind’ (3 vols., 1872–79); ‘The Physical Basis of Mind’ (1877). He wrote two novels, ‘Ranthorpe’ (1847), and ‘Rose, Blanche, and Violet’ (1848); and the dramatic poems ‘Lope de Vega and Calderón’ and ‘The Noble Heart.’ (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).