Richard Wollheim
Richard Wollheim | |
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Wollheim in 1969 | |
| Born | Richard Arthur Wollheim May 5, 1923 London, England |
| Died | November 4, 2003 (aged 80) London, England |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Known for | Philosophy of art, interpretation of psychoanalytic theory |
| Notable work | Art and its Objects (1968); Freud (1971); Painting as an Art (1987) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Barbara Denise Toynbee (married 1950–1967); Mary Day Lanier (married 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
Richard Arthur Wollheim FBA (5 May 1923 − 4 November 2003) was a British philosopher noted for original work on mind and emotions, especially as related to the visual arts, specifically, painting. Wollheim served as the president of the British Society of Aesthetics from 1992 onwards until his death in 2003.