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Godfrey Higgins

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British archaeologist (1772-1833)

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Godfrey Higgins was an English magistrate and landowner, a prominent advocate for social reform, historian, and antiquarian. He wrote concerning ancient myths.

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Godfrey Higgins was an English magistrate and landowner, a prominent advocate for social reform, historian, and antiquarian. He wrote concerning ancient myths. His book Anacalypsis, was published posthumously, in which he asserts a commonality among various religious myths, which he traces back to the supposed lost religion of Atlantis. He has been termed a "political radical, reforming county magistrate and idiosyncratic historian of religions".

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1772 to 1833 · aged 61
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