Bertrand Russell
Introduction
Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born May 15th 1872 in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales and he died February 2nd 1970 in Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, Wales. He was a British philosopher, mathematician, writer and social critic. He was best known for his work in mathematics and philosophy. During his lifetime he made contributions to education, history, political theory, and religious studies. He had written many things relating to the sciences as well as humanities. After being dismissed from Trinity College in Cambridge and City College in New York he was awarded the Order of Merit in 1949 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. Russell was also known for his anti-war and anti-nuclear protests. Russell remained a prominent public figure until his death at the age of ninety seven in 1970. His contributions to logic, epistemology, and the philosophy of mathematics established him as one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century.
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