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John Oakesmith

A British writer and academic, he explored big questions about religion, history, race, and patriotism in thoughtful early-20th-century studies. His surviving works suggest a serious scholar with a wide intellectual range and a taste for ambitious subjects.

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The religion of Plutarch : $b A pagan creed of apostolic times

The religion of Plutarch : $b A pagan creed of apostolic times

by John Oakesmith

About the author

John Oakesmith was a British writer and academic who lived from about 1866 to 1923. The clearest biographical detail available in the sources is that he is identified as a British writer and academic, and his published work credits him as D.Litt., M.A., pointing to a strongly scholarly background.

His known books include The Religion of Plutarch: A Pagan Creed of Apostolic Times and Race & Nationality: An Inquiry into the Origin and Growth of Patriotism. Those titles show the breadth of his interests: classical thought, religion, politics, and the ideas that shape collective identity.

Although detailed personal information is hard to confirm, his work has remained accessible through public-domain libraries and catalogues, which has helped preserve his place as a thoughtful nonfiction author of the late Victorian and early modern period.