Nigel Rodgers
| Nigel Rodgers | |
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| Born |
1952 England |
| Residence | England |
| Fields | Art, Philosophy, Architecture, History |
| Institutions | The London Library, Authors' Club, Society of Authors |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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Website www.nigelrodgers.co.uk | |
Nigel Rodgers (born 1952) is a British writer, environmentalist and critic. Rodgers has written numerous books including Incredible Optical Illusions (Simon & Schuster 1998); The Traveller's Atlas with John Man and Chris Schüler (1999); Hitler and Churchill (Hodder 2001); Philosophers Behaving Badly with Mel Thompson;[1] Roman Architecture (2006); Roman Empire (2008); Understand Existentialism with Mel Thompson (Hodder, 2010); Existentialism Made Easy with Mel Thompson (Hodder, 2011) ; The Greek World (2010); The Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece (2012); Why Noise Matters with Arline Bronzaft, Francis McManus, John Stewart and Val Weedon (Routledge) London 2011; The Dandy — Peacock or Enigma? [2] and The Umbrella Unfurled (2013).[3] His latest book Manet: his Life and Work was published in March 2015. He is currently writing a book on Pieter Bruegel and his heirs. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Rodgers has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University.[4] He is the founder of Pipedown, the Campaign for Freedom from Piped Music,[5] was a founder-member of the Siesta Club, currently in abeyance, and is a member of the Educational Writers' Group of the Society of Authors. After living in London and Paris, he is now based in Wiltshire, almost within sight of Stonehenge. He has a small megalith outside his own house. '
References
- ↑ Rodgers, N., & Thompson, M. (2005). Philosophers behaving badly. London: Peter Owen.
- ↑ Rodgers, N. (2012). The Dandy: Peacock or enigma?. London: Bene Factum.
- ↑ http://www.nigelrodgers.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.nigelrodgers.co.uk/
- ↑ http://pipedown.org.uk
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