W. G. Collingwood

Self portrait as sea captain

William Gershom Collingwood (/ˈkɒlɪŋˌwʊd/; 6 August 1854[1] – 1 October 1932) was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts at University College, Reading.[2] A long-term resident of Coniston, Cumbria, he was President of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society (1920-32)[3] and the Lake Artists' Society.[4]

Althing in Session, the law speaker of the Althing; the Icelandic parliament, by Collingwood
Hawkshead War Memorial
St Bees war memorial
  1. ^ Dictionary of Literary Biography on W. G. Collingwood
  2. ^ Obituary in The Times, Mr W.G. Collingwood, Artist, Author and Antiquary. October 3, 1932, p.9
  3. ^ Beckett, J. V. (2011) The Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society and the Victoria County History, Transactions C&WAAS CW3, xi, pp.207-225 see page 211.
  4. ^ Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited. Online edition, 2020