Timeline January 1900

Events in January 1900 1

• 1819 – 1900 John Ruskin (1819-1900) Died 20 January 1900, aged 80 Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, championing painters such as J. M. W. Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites. He also wrote influential works of social and economic criticism that shaped early British socialism. He died at his home in the Lake District.