Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein was a British and Austrian philosopher of language, architectural theoretician, logician, mathematician, aphorist and epistemologist (1889–1951). He was born in Neuwaldegg and died in Cambridge.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

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- Born
- Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on 26 April 1889.
- Died
- Ludwig Wittgenstein died on 29 April 1951.
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- United Kingdom · Austria
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- philosopher of language · architectural theoretician · logician · mathematician · aphorist · epistemologist · teacher · university teacher · architect
- Movements
- analytic philosophy
- Known for
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Philosophical Investigations
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Ludwig Wittgenstein was a British and Austrian philosopher of language, architectural theoretician, logician, mathematician, aphorist and epistemologist (1889–1951). He was born in Neuwaldegg and died in Cambridge.
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Wittgenstein worked between 1889 and 1951 across philosopher of language, architectural theoretician, logician, mathematician and aphorist and 6 further recorded occupations. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Ludwig Wittgenstein is recorded with the occupation architectural theoretician. Recorded with the occupation philosopher of language. Recorded as philosopher of language, architectural theoretician, logician and mathematician. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 11929322k. Established in IMSLP under Category:Wittgenstein,_Ludwig. Established in Library of Congress under n79032058. Established in FAST under 32844.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, schoolteacher, c. 1922

Les couleurs sont vues intermédiaires et combinaisons d'autres couleurs; le gris est combinaison de noir et de blanc, de même que rouge-bleu est intermédiaire entre bleu et rouge. L'orange par exemple, est intermédiaire entre le rouge et le jaune (JR), le cyan entre le bleu et le vert (VB). Le blanc et le noir sont limites des autres couleurs; ces limites sont représentées sur une ligne droite,
MicrocosmeA · Ludwig Wittgenstein (trad. Jacques Fauve), Remarques philosophiques, Gallimard, 1984, 336 p., p. 265
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1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on 26 April 1889.
1903
Enters Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße.
1906
Enters Technische Universität Berlin.
1906
Enters Technische Hochschule Berlin.
1908
Enters Victoria University of Manchester.
1911
Enters Trinity College.
1913
Ludwig Wittgenstein, On Logic, and How Not to Do It, 1913 (Review of Coffey (1912)) (1913) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1929
Recorded as employer: Trinity College.
1931
Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough is dated 1931.
1939
Recorded as employer: University of Cambridge.
1951
Dies at Cambridge.
1951
Ludwig Wittgenstein died at Cambridge.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein was born at Neuwaldegg.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein died at Cambridge.
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- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 11929322k
Unverified · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- FAST authority file 32844
Unverified · FAST
- GND (German National Library) authority file 118634313
Unverified · GND (German National Library)
- IdRef (French universities) authority file 027198715
Unverified · IdRef (French universities)
- IMSLP authority file Category:Wittgenstein,_Ludwig
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- ISNI authority file 0000000120999171
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1208858858, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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- “Ludwig Wittgenstein”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 11929322kBibliothèque nationale de France
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1208858858, Ludwig Wittgenstein.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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GND (German National Library) authority file 118634313GND (German National Library)
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IdRef (French universities) authority file 027198715IdRef (French universities)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 11929322k
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1208858858, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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GND (German National Library) authority file 118634313
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IdRef (French universities) authority file 027198715
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IMSLP authority file Category:Wittgenstein,_Ludwig
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Library of Congress authority file n79032058
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National Library of Australia authority file 35615905
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Union List of Artist Names authority file 500270292
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q9391: Ludwig Wittgenstein
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“Ludwig Wittgenstein”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Ludwig Wittgenstein studied at Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße, Technische Universität Berlin, Victoria University of Manchester and Trinity College. The record notes the qualification doctorate. His recorded influences include Bertrand Russell, Søren Kierkegaard, Gottlob Frege and Arthur Schopenhauer.
His recorded languages were German and English. He was the child of Karl Wittgenstein. Other recorded relations include Friedrich Hayek and Joseph Joachim. Wittgenstein worked in philosophy. His work is associated with analytic philosophy. He was employed by Trinity College and University of Cambridge. He worked at Skjolden and Wiener Neustadt. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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