Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Wittgenstein in 1929
Karl Wittgenstein was one of the richest men in Europe.
Palais Wittgenstein, the family home, around 1910
Ludwig, c. 1890s
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, logician, and social reformer.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
…of language. Wittgenstein was born in Vienna into one of Europe's richest families. From 1911 to 1913, he studied at the University of Cambridge under Bertrand Russell and interacted closely with John Maynard Keynes and G. E. Moore, among others. During this time, he inherited a fortune, part of which he donated to…
Russell in 1936
Russell as a 4-year-old
Childhood home, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, London
Russell at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1891