Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic. Although he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died. Russell led the British "revolt against idealism" in the early 1900s. He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his protégé Wittge... more

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  • May 18, 1872

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  • Feb 2, 1970 (age 97 years)

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  • 3rd Earl Russell,
  • Bertrand Arthur William Russell,
  • Bertie
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  • 1921

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