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Friedrich Waismann
Who
Friedrich Waismann · Philosophy & Social Sciences
What
Vienna Circle philosopher of language and mathematics.
When
1896, Vienna, Austria — 1959, Oxford, England
Where
Austria · United Kingdom
Biography
Friedrich Waismann is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Vienna Circle philosopher of language and mathematics.
How & why
Waismann was a philosopher and mathematician of the Vienna Circle, a close interlocutor of Wittgenstein whose ideas he recorded and developed, and an original contributor on language, verifiability and the 'open texture' of concepts. He fled the Nazis and settled at Oxford. He was of Jewish origin.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
Contributions & Sources
Vienna Circle philosopher of language and mathematics.
1896
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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