Back روبرت جي. إينغيرسول Arabic روبيرت جرين اينجيرسول ARZ رابرت اینقرسول AZB Robert G. Ingersoll Welsh Robert G. Ingersoll Danish Robert G. Ingersoll German Robert G. Ingersoll Esperanto Robert G. Ingersoll Spanish رابرت اینگرسول Persian Robert G. Ingersoll Finnish
Robert G. Ingersoll | |
|---|---|
 Ingersoll c. 1865–80 | |
| 16th Attorney General of Illinois | |
| In office 1867–1869 | |
| Preceded by | David B. Campbell (1848) |
| Succeeded by | Washington Bushnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Green Ingersoll August 11, 1833 Dresden, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1899 (aged 65) Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eva Parker Ingersoll |
| Children | Eva Ingersoll Brown Maud Ingersoll Probasco |
| Relatives | Ebon Clarke Ingersoll (brother) Eva Ingersoll Wakefield (granddaughter) |
| Occupation | Politician, orator, lecturer |
| Signature |  |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Satire, essay, social commentary, political commentary, philosophical literature, biblical criticism |
| Subject | Freethought, agnosticism, humanism, abolitionism, women's rights |
Robert Green Ingersoll (/ˈɪŋɡərˌsɔːl, -ˌsɒl, -səl/; August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism.