Facts about Charles Kingsley

Summary

Charles Kingsley (born in Holne, Devon, England, died in Eversley, Hampshire, England) was a famous Clergyman from England, who lived between June 12, 1819 and January 23, 1875.

Biography

Charles Kingsley was a British writer. In 1848 he made his debut with the novel Yeast, a problem.

Kingsley was in 1842, a priest and later Dean of Chester and Westminster, and in 1860 became professor of modern history at Cambridge University. He represented the broad church of the Anglican Church. Uncle to the anthropologist Mary Kingsley.

Charles Kingsley was part of a group of Oxonians (in Oxford) who shared his interest in German philosophy and science. The friends of the circuit - Friedrich Max Muller, James Anthony Froude, Matthew Arnold and CJ Christian von Bunsen - vurmade for the "Aryan", "Teutonic" and "Anglo-Saxon" heritage.

It is said, even today among the Irish that the English hate racists and the Irish. "I feel persecuted by the human chimpanzees I saw along the way by this terrible country", witch is written by Kingsley after a trip to Ireland. "I do not think it's our fault. I think that not only are there more of them than in the old days, but also that they are happier, better, eat and live comfortably in our government than ever before. But to see white chimpanzees is terrible, if they were black you would not feel it so much, but their skin when it has been burned by the sun, is as white as ours. " The Irish were Europe's natives. They scared the Kingsley because their skin color did not match with his racial prejudices.

Zodiac etc.

He is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Charles, under the main topic Men.

Related authors: James Anthony Froude, Matthew Arnold, Max Muller

Source / external links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsley