Nigel Rodgers

Nigel Rodgers
Born	1952 England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Scientific career
Fields	Art, Philosophy, Architecture, History
Institutions	The London Library, Authors' Club, Society of Authors
Website	www.nigelrodgers.co.uk

Nigel Rodgers (born 1952) is a British writer, environmentalist and critic. Rodgers has written numerous books including Incredible Optical Illusions (Simon & Schuster 1998); The Traveller's Atlas with John Man and Chris Schüler (1999); Hitler and Churchill (Hodder 2001); Philosophers Behaving Badly with Mel Thompson; Roman Architecture (2006); Roman Empire (2008); Understand Existentialism with Mel Thompson (Hodder, 2010); Existentialism Made Easy with Mel Thompson (Hodder, 2011) ; The Greek World (2010); The Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece (2012); Why Noise Matters with Arline Bronzaft, Francis McManus, John Stewart and Val Weedon (Routledge) London 2011; The Dandy — Peacock or Enigma? and The Umbrella Unfurled (2013). His latest books are Manet: his Life and Work, published in March 2015, and The Bruegels, published in May 2016. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Rodgers has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University. He is the founder of Pipedown, the Campaign for Freedom from Piped Music, was a founder-member of the Siesta Club, currently in abeyance, and is a member of the Educational Writers' Group of the Society of Authors. After living in London and Paris, he is now based in Wiltshire, almost within sight of Stonehenge. He has a small megalith outside his own house. '