Bertrand Russell
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Mathematics, Mathematicians, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Russell’s original work in the areas of logic, mathematics, and the theory of knowledge was complemented by several important volumes of philosophical popularization, and in his later years Russell emerged as a major figure in the peace movement.
Early Life
Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born on May 18, 1872, in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales. His mother, née Kate Stanley, was the daughter of the second Baron Stanley of Alderley and a leader in the fight for votes for women; his father, Lord Amberley, was the eldest son of the...
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