Definition for Russell, Bertrand
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Russell, Bertrand (1872 to 1970): Philosopher and mathematician, born in Wales, UK. He studied at Cambridge, where he became a fellow of Trinity College in 1895. Concerned to support the objectivity of mathematics, he pointed out a contradiction in Frege's system, published his own Principles of Mathematics (1903), and collaborated with Whitehead in Principia Mathematica (1910-13). After 1949 he became a champion of nuclear disarmament. One of the most important influences on modern analytic philosophy, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.
