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Thomas Whittaker, Metaphysician and Critic. (1856 - 1935)

Mr. Thomas Whittaker, the author of many philosophical works, died in a Clapham nursing home yesterday after a long illness at the age of 79.
The eldest son of a consulting engineer of Accrington, he was educated at Dublin Royal College of Science and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he won a scholarship in natural science and took second-class honours in biology in 1880. In 1881 he began to contribute to Mind, and from 1885 to 1891 he assisted Professor Croom Robertson in editing this publication. In association with Professor Bain he edited Croom Robertson's "Philosophical Remains." As a result of his studies of Christian origins he developed a definitely rationalist outlook, and he had been a director of the Rationalist Press Association since 1910. His philosophical writings were generally characterized by an admirable coherence of thought and a timelessness which seemed the fruit of his long study of Platoism.
The Times/1935/Obituary/Thomas Whittaker - Wikisource

Thomas Whittaker of Accrington, engineers: record book, late 19th cent DDX 2098
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07-02-2010, 08:26	#45
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16468	Re: Obituaries of noted Accringtonians. Thomas Whittaker, Metaphysician and Critic. (1856 - 1935) Mr. Thomas Whittaker, the author of many philosophical works, died in a Clapham nursing home yesterday after a long illness at the age of 79. The eldest son of a consulting engineer of Accrington, he was educated at Dublin Royal College of Science and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he won a scholarship in natural science and took second-class honours in biology in 1880. In 1881 he began to contribute to Mind, and from 1885 to 1891 he assisted Professor Croom Robertson in editing this publication. In association with Professor Bain he edited Croom Robertson's "Philosophical Remains." As a result of his studies of Christian origins he developed a definitely rationalist outlook, and he had been a director of the Rationalist Press Association since 1910. His philosophical writings were generally characterized by an admirable coherence of thought and a timelessness which seemed the fruit of his long study of Platoism. The Times/1935/Obituary/Thomas Whittaker - Wikisource Thomas Whittaker of Accrington, engineers: record book, late 19th cent DDX 2098 acc 8748 [0.1 m3] http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/educati...s/pdf/2000.pdf 123people JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.