J. M. E. McTaggart

British philosopher (1866-1925)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: September 3, 1866
Date of death: January 18, 1925
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[7]
Occupation: philosopher, university teacher
Employer: University of Cambridge^[9]
Field of work: philosophy^[8]
Educated at: Clifton College^[10]
Award received: Fellow of the British Academy^[12]
Notable work: The Unreality of Time^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[22]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), The Unreality of Time^[20]^[21]
Family name: McTaggart^[16]
Given name: John, McTaggart, Ellis^[17]^[18]^[19]
Influenced by: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel^[13]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Movement: British idealism^[15]
Name in native language: John McTaggart^[23]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

ar جون مكتاغرت cs John Ellis McTaggart fa جان مک‌تاگارت fa جان مک‌تاگارت الیس مک‌تاگارت fa جی. ام. ای. مک‌تاگارت he ג'ון מקטאגרט ja ジョン・マクタガート ru Джон Эллис Мак-Таггарт ru Мактаггарт, Джон Эллис ru Мак-Таггарт, Джон Эллис sv J.M.E. McTaggart uk Джон Елліс Мак-Таггарт zh 約翰·麥克塔加特 zh 约翰·麦克塔格特

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VIAF cluster ID: 39386012
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n79145629
GND ID: 118781162
Academic Tree ID: 34405
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: john-mctaggart-ellis-mctaggart
BIBSYS ID: 90803280
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11984557t
Cambridge Alumni Database ID: MTGT885JM
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11970070
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791843030016

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118781162
Encyclopaedia Herder person ID: McTaggart,_John_Ellis
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026): 3BcxIT
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021): 209412
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/John-McTaggart-Ellis-McTaggart
Europeana entity: agent/base/146454
FAST ID: 47445
FES digital collections entity ID: 388505
Find a Grave memorial ID: 21195
Freebase ID: /m/03c3_v
Geni profile ID: 6000000075226826943
Goodreads author ID: 5096811
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: john-ellis-mctaggart
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0041634
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: John_M._E._McTaggart, John_McTaggart
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2167727
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: mak-taggart-dzhon-ellis-aa3f6d
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IdRef ID: 027903796
InPhO ID: thinker/3553
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID: mctaggar
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KBR person ID: 13969158
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Lex ID: John_McTaggart
Libraries Australia ID: 35343647
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NDL Authority ID: 001255711
NE.se ID: john-mctaggart
NLA Trove people ID: 918969
NUKAT ID: n2003048614
National Library of Greece ID: 62726
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001239378
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000267579
National Library of Korea ID: KAC2018H9278
National Library of Latvia ID: 000123347
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9811553954005606
National Library of Portugal ID: 733044
National Library of Wales Authority ID: mctaggart-j-fl-1830
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp77408
National Virtual Library of India ID: 194k (176k–194k, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069053588
Online Books Page author ID: McTaggart, John McTaggart Ellis, 1866-1925
Open Library ID: OL2321288A
OpenMLOL author ID: 180253
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 34824
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PUG authority ID: 13566
Parsifal cluster ID: 11332
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SNARC ID: (29075) 1950 DA
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID: mctaggart
Treccani ID: john-ellis-mctaggart
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID: john-ellis-mctaggart
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: john-mctaggart-ellis-mctaggart
UK National Archives ID: F35702
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1143733
WikiTree person ID: Ellis-20761
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJtgYjM8DwYQX9WQGPDQbd
Yale LUX ID: person/ee6bd664-f55e-4a9c-9dae-e07d4a15623c
ZbMATH author ID: mctaggart.john-ellis

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Summary

J. M. E. McTaggart was born on September 3, 1866^[1], in London^[2]. He died on January 18, 1925^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a philosopher^[5] and university teacher^[6].

FAQs

Where was J. M. E. McTaggart born?

J. M. E. McTaggart's place of birth was London^[2].

Where did J. M. E. McTaggart die?

J. M. E. McTaggart passed away in London^[4].

What did J. M. E. McTaggart do for work?

J. M. E. McTaggart worked as a philosopher^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did J. M. E. McTaggart go to school?

J. M. E. McTaggart was educated at Clifton College^[10].

What awards did J. M. E. McTaggart receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy^[12].

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[2] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — place of birth (P19): London. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — place of death (P20): London. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — educated at (P69): Clifton College. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — field of work (P101): philosophy. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — occupation (P106): philosopher. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — employer (P108): University of Cambridge. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — movement (P135): British idealism. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — award received (P166): Fellow of the British Academy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — date of birth (P569): September 3, 1866. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — date of death (P570): January 18, 1925. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-27. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — family name (P734): McTaggart. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — given name (P735): McTaggart. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — given name (P735): Ellis. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — influenced by (P737): Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — notable work (P800): The Unreality of Time. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — described by source (P1343): The Unreality of Time. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ J. M. E. McTaggart — name in native language (P1559): John McTaggart. wikidata.org.

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