Birthday: May 18, 1872 (Taurus)
Born In: Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rds Earl Russell, OM, FRS, was one of the finest names in the list of great philosophers, logicians, mathematicians, historian, and social critics from Great Britain. He was also a proud receiver of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. Throughout his life, Russell shuffled himself as a liberal, a socialite and a pacifist but never agreed to adapt any of these intellectually. In 1900s, Russell escorted the British “revolt against idealism”. Russell is also believed to be the founder of the analytic philosophy, accompanied by his ancestor Gottlob Frege and apprentice Ludwig Wittgenstein. Russell’s famous philosophical essay “On Denoting” has been acknowledged as a “paradigm of philosophy”. Russell was also a remarkable anti-war activist and also imprisoned for carrying a pacifist activism during World War I. Eventually, he also raised voice against Adolf Hitler and criticized Stalinist totalitarianism. He even campaigned against the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. Russell also acted as a blunt supporter of nuclear disarmament. The works of Bertrand Russell had a noticeable impact on logic, mathematics, set theory, linguistics and specifically on philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics.
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Also Known As: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
Died At Age: 97
Spouse/Ex-: Alys Pearsall Smith, Dora Winifred Black, Edith Finch, Patricia Helen Spence
father: Viscount
mother: Viscountess Amberley
siblings: Frank
children: 4th Earl Russell, 5th Earl Russell, Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell, John Conrad Russell, Katharine Jane Russell
Born Country: Wales
Quotes By Bertrand Russell Atheists
Died on: February 2, 1970
place of death: Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Diseases & Disabilities: Depression
discoveries/inventions: Russell's Paradox
education: Trinity College, Cambridge (1890–1895)
awards: 1950 - Nobel Prize in Literature
1963 - Jerusalem Prize
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