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Ludwig Wittgenstein

1889 - 1951

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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( VIT-gən-s(h)tyne; Austrian German: [ˈluːdvɪɡ ˈjoːsɛf ˈjoːhan ˈvɪtɡn̩ʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austro-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. From 1929 to 1947, Wittgenstein taught at the University of Cambridge. Despite his position, only one book of his philosophy was published during his life: the 75-page Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung (Logical-Philosophical Treatise, 1921), which appeared, together with an English translation, in 1922 under the Latin title Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. His only other published works were an article, "Some Remarks on Logical Form" (1929); a review of The Science of Logic, by P. Coffey; and a children's dictionary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Wittgenstein is the 49th most popular philosopher (down from 47th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Austria (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Philosopher.

Ludwig Wittgenstein is most famous for his work in philosophy, particularly his theory of language and his work in the philosophy of mathematics.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 49 out of 1,267. Before him are Sun Tzu, Empedocles, Plutarch, Anaximander, Protagoras, and David Hume. After him are Anaxagoras, John Amos Comenius, Swami Vivekananda, Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, and Mikhail Bakunin.

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Among people born in 1889, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 4. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, and Martin Heidegger. After him are António de Oliveira Salazar, Jean Cocteau, Edgar Adrian, Jawaharlal Nehru, Edwin Hubble, Philip Noel-Baker, Paul Karrer, and Ante Pavelić. Among people deceased in 1951, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 1. After him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, André Gide, Philippe Pétain, Arnold Schoenberg, Ferdinand Porsche, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Arnold Sommerfeld, Abdullah I of Jordan, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, René Guénon, and Hermann Broch.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 14 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz Liszt (1811), Johann Strauss II (1825), Gustav Klimt (1862), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), and Stefan Zweig (1881). After him are Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), and Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Austria

Among philosophers born in Austria, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 1. After him are Karl Popper (1902), Martin Buber (1878), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Josef Breuer (1842), Ivan Illich (1926), Otto Weininger (1880), Alfred Schütz (1899), Otto Neurath (1882), Jean Améry (1912), Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), and André Gorz (1923).

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