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Peter Frank Patrick Watson (born 23 April 1943) is a British intellectual historian and former journalist, now perhaps best known for his work in the history of ideas. His journalistic work includes detailed investigations of auction houses and the international market in stolen antiquities .
Sep 26, 2006 · Peter Watson is the author of War on the Mind, Wisdom and Strength, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, Ideas, and The German Genius. Educated at the universities of Durham, London, and Rome, he has written for the Sunday Times, the Times, the New York Times, the Observer, and the Spectator. He lives in London.
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Watson was an avid art collector acquiring works by such artists as Miró, Klee, and Pablo Picasso, which were displayed in his Paris apartment in the 1930s. He was the principal benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and also provided financial assistance to English and Irish painters including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud ...
Peter Watson is a historian and writer who has published a book on the history of ideas from prehistory to the present day. The book covers a wide range of topics, from animal behaviour to the internet, and explores how ideas have shaped the world and human culture.
Peter Watson, author. History, science, thrillers … award-winning books in every category; published in more than twenty-five languages. In his journalism Peter Watson has been partly responsible for jailing nine criminals and securing the release of one man wrongly convicted of murder, and subsequently pardoned.
Refresh and try again. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Peter Watson has 300 books on Goodreads with 39968 ratings. Peter Watson’s most popular book is Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to F...
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Dec 11, 2005 · Interview with Peter Watson on his book Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, From Fire to Freud; Watson discusses his personal rejection of religion and his thoughts about where ideas come ...
