Nigel Rodgers

Nigel Rodgers
Born	1953 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 1953) is a British writer, environmentalist and critic.

Rodgers has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University. ^[1] He is the founder of Pipedown, the Campaign for Freedom from Piped Music, ^[2] and is a member of the Educational Writers' Group of the Society of Authors.

Work

He has written 15 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; ^[3] 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 2011); The Dandy — Peacock or Enigma? ^[4] and The Umbrella Unfurled (2013). ^[1] His latest books are Manet: his Life and Work (2015) The Bruegels (2016) and The Colosseum, a guide book-cum-history about Rome's most famous monument, from its inauguration in AD80 to its recent triumphant restoration, published in May 2018. His books have been translated into fourteen languages.

References

1. "Nigel Rodgers – author & environmentalist". Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
2. "Pipedown | The campaign for freedom from piped music". pipedown.org.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
3. Rodgers, N., & Thompson, M. (2005). Philosophers behaving badly. London: Peter Owen.
4. Rodgers, N. (2012). The Dandy: Peacock or enigma?. London: Bene Factum.