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About Philip Smith

Birth

1853

Death

1922

Biography

civil servant and author (1853-1922)

Philip Smith balanced a career as a civil servant with a prolific literary journey.

His most notable work is an ambitious world history spanning from the earliest records to his own time.

Throughout his life, he published a total of 114 works exploring various fields of knowledge.

His intellectual curiosity led him to write about sociology and culture as well as history.

Beyond his historical focus, he was known for his interest in garden and landscape photography.