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Mctaggart, John Mctaggart Ellis. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, May 12, 1885. [2nd] s. of Francis Ellis (above) (who changed his name to McTaggart), of Park House, Weybridge, Surrey [and Caroline Ellis his cousin]. B. Sept. 3, 1866, at [28, Norfolk Square], London. School, Clifton. Matric. Michs. 1885; Scholar, 1888; Members' prize, 1888; Marshall prize, 1888; B.A. (Moral Sci. Trip., 1st Class) 1888; M.A. 1892; Litt.D., 1902. Fellow, 1891; Lecturer in Moral Sciences, 1897-1923. President of the Union, 1890. Hon. LL.D., St Andrews, 1911. F.B.A., 1906. Married, 1899, Margaret, dau. of Joseph Bird, of Auckland, New Zealand. 'A man of amazing intellectual powers.' 'Although an atheist, he was a keen supporter of the Church of England, being in ecclesiastical matters an Erastian Whig. In national politics he was a Free-Trade Unionist, in University politics a strong feminist.' Had an extraordinary knowledge of English novels, both past and contemporary, and of eighteenth-century Memoirs. Author, Studies in the Hegelian Dialectic; Commentary on Hegel's Logic; Some Dogmas of Religion; The Nature of Existence; Died Jan. 18, 1925. For a critical account of his works, see D.N.B. A portrait of him by his friend Roger Fry hangs in the lecture room he used in Trinity. (Who was Who; Proceedings, British Academy, 13 (1927), 307; G. Lowes Dickinson, Memoir.) | John Mctaggart Ellis MCTAGGART Approx. lifespan: 18661925 pens. Trinity College adm1885:05:12 2nd s. of Francis Ellis (above) (who changed his name to McTaggart), of Park House, Weybridge, Surrey , [and Caroline Ellis his cousin]. b. 1866:09:03 at [28, Norfolk , Square] London , Sch: Clifton [Somerset], Matric 1885:10MT: Scholar 1888 Members' Prize 1888 Marshall Prize 1888 BA Moral Sci.Trip., 1st Class 1888 MA 1892 LittD 1902 Fellow 1891 Lecturer in Moral Sciences 1897-1923 President of: : Cambridge Union Society 1890 Hon.LLD, St Andrews: 1911 FBA 1906 m. 1899,Margaret dau. of Joseph BIRD of Auckland, New Zealand , "A man of amazing intellectual powers." "Although an atheist, he was a keen supporter of the Church of England, being in ecclesiastical matters an Erastian Whig. In national politics he was a Free-Trade Unionist, in University politics a strong feminist." Had an extraordinary knowledge of English novels, both past and contemporary, and of eighteenth-century Memoirs Publ.: Studies in the Hegelian Dialectic; Commentary on Hegel's Logic; Some Dogmas of Religion; The Nature of Existence d. 1925:01:18 For a critical account of his works, see D.N.B. A portrait of him by his friend Roger Fry hangs in the lecture room he used in Trinity College ( Who was Who; Proceedings, British Academy , 13 (1927), 307; G. Lowes Dickinson, Memoir .) |