Historical Figure
Bertrand Russell
1872–1970
Mathematician and philosopher
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Key Dates
Birth
1872 May 18, 1872 →Death
1970 February 2, 1970 →Biography
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He influenced mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.
Timeline
3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
May 18 →The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom.
July 9 →3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (b. 1872)
February 2 →More from the Victorian Era
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