The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950
Awarded on: 1950-11-10
"in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought"
Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell
Born: 1872-05-18 in Trelleck, United Kingdom
Gender: male
Field: British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
Biography
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.