Richard Congreve
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Richard Congreve (1818-1899) was an author of political tracts.
Congreve was a pupil of Dr. Arnold's, and a disciple of Auguste Comte in philosophy.
Congreve was one of the leading figures in the specifically religious interpretation of Comte's postivism, and founded the London Positivist Society in 1867.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.