Father Name: John Lee Lewes
Mother Name: Elizabeth Ashweek
Wife: Agnes Jervis (m. 1841)
Girlfriend: George Eliot (1854–1878)
Date of Birth: 18 April 1817
Birth Place: London, England
Date of Death: 30 November 1878 (aged 61)
Death Place: London, England
Cause of Death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Highgate Cemetery East, London, England
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Education: Dr Charles Burney's school
Occupation: Philosopher
Nationality: England
Major Writings: The Physical Basis of Mind; The Life of Goethe; Ranthorpe; Aristotle.
Early life & Childhood: George Henry Lewes was born in London, England on 18 April 1817. His
father, John Lee Lewes was a minor poet and his mother named Elizabeth
Ashweek. Lewes was educated in London, Jersey, and Brittany. Finally, he
studied at Dr Charles Burney's school in Greenwich. In 1836, he
appertained to a club formed for the study of philosophy. Two years
later, Lewes moved to Germany to study philosophy.
Later life & Death: George Henry Lewes became friends with Leigh Hunt. Then he met John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle and Charles Dickens. In 1841, he married Agnes Jervis. In 1851, Lewes met writer Marian Evans, (later George Eliot). In July 1854, Lewes visited Weimar and Berlin with Evans. In Germany, they close to Victorian society include Charles Dickens, Friedrich Engels, Baruch Spinoza and Wilkie Collins. George Henry Lewes died on 30 November 1878. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery East, London, England.
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