Bertrand Russell
1872 to 1970
13 documented presences
13 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Bertrand Russell across 13 places, from 1872 to 1970. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Bertrand Russell was documented, and when
18 May 1872exact date
Trellechattested
“Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born at Ravenscroft, a country house in Trellech, Monmouthshire, on 18 May 1872, into an influential and liberal family of the British aristocracy.”
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18 May 1872exact date
Cleddon Hallattested
“Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born at Ravenscroft, a country house in Trellech, Monmouthshire, on 18 May 1872, into an influential and liberal family of the British aristocracy.”
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1890year
Trinity College, Cambridgeattested
“Russell won a scholarship to read for the Mathematical Tripos at Trinity College, Cambridge, and began his studies there in 1890, taking as coach Robert Rumsey Webb.”
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1925year
Bryn Mawr Collegeattested
“They had known each other since 1925, and Edith had taught English at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, sharing a house for 20 years with Russell's old friend Lucy Donnelly.”
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1925year
Philadelphiaattested
“They had known each other since 1925, and Edith had taught English at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, sharing a house for 20 years with Russell's old friend Lucy Donnelly.”
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1929 to 1940period
City College of New Yorkattested
“He was appointed professor at the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1940, but after a public outcry the appointment was annulled by a court judgment that pronounced him "morally unfit" to teach at the college because of his opinions, es…”
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19 March 1940exact date
CCNYattested
“Albert Einstein's oft-quoted aphorism that "great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" originated in his open letter, dated 19 March 1940, to Morris Raphael Cohen, a professor emeritus at CCNY, supporti…”
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1943year
University of Chicagoattested
“In 1943, he adopted a stance toward large-scale warfare called "relative political pacifism": "War was always a great evil, but in some particularly extreme circumstances, it may be the lesser of two evils." Before World War II, Russell…”
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1943year
Los Angelesattested
“In 1943, he adopted a stance toward large-scale warfare called "relative political pacifism": "War was always a great evil, but in some particularly extreme circumstances, it may be the lesser of two evils." Before World War II, Russell…”
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1970year
House of Lordsattested
“He held both titles, and the accompanying seat in the House of Lords, until his death in 1970.”
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31 January 1970exact date
Cairoattested
“He wrote in 1960 that, "I think it was a mistake to establish a Jewish State in Palestine, but it would be a still greater mistake to try to get rid of it now that it exists." In his final written document, read aloud in Cairo three days…”
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31 January 1970exact date
Palestineattested
“He wrote in 1960 that, "I think it was a mistake to establish a Jewish State in Palestine, but it would be a still greater mistake to try to get rid of it now that it exists." In his final written document, read aloud in Cairo three days…”
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2 February 1970exact date
Penrhyndeudraethattested
“Russell died of influenza, just after 8 pm on 2 February 1970 at his home in Penrhyndeudraeth, aged 97.”
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Places Bertrand Russell is documented in
Cairo1 presence · 1970City College of New York1 presence · 1929Los Angeles1 presence · 1943Philadelphia1 presence · 1925Trinity College, Cambridge1 presence · 1890University of Chicago1 presence · 1943
Bryn Mawr College1 presence · 1925
CCNY1 presence · 1940
Cleddon Hall1 presence · 1872
House of Lords1 presence · 1970
Palestine1 presence · 1970
Penrhyndeudraeth1 presence · 1970
Other places tied to Bertrand Russell in the record
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1889 to 1890period
Parismentioned
“He travelled to the continent in 1890 with an American friend, Edward FitzGerald, and with FitzGerald's family he visited the Paris Exhibition of 1889 and climbed the Eiffel Tower soon after it was completed.”
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1889year
Philadelphiamentioned
“In 1889, Russell, aged 17, met the family of Alys Pearsall Smith, an American Quaker five years his senior and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia.”
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1895year
Trinity College, Cambridgementioned
“Russell's election to a Fellowship at Trinity College in 1895 provided him with financial independence and the freedom to pursue research.”
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1896year
London School of Economicsmentioned
“In 1896 he taught German social democracy at the London School of Economics.”
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1896year
Londonmentioned
“In 1896 he taught German social democracy at the London School of Economics.”
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1900year
Parismentioned
“He attended the first International Congress of Philosophy in Paris in 1900 where he met Giuseppe Peano and Alessandro Padoa.”
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1910year
University of Cambridgementioned
“In 1910, he became a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Trinity College, where he had studied.”
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1914 to 1916period
Trinity College, Cambridgementioned
“In 1916, due to his absence of allegiance to the war effort, he was dismissed from Trinity College following his conviction under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914.”
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1916year
Trinity College, Cambridgementioned
“Broad) in which he gave an authoritative account of Russell's 1916 dismissal from Trinity College, explaining that a reconciliation between the college and Russell had later taken place and gave details about Russell's personal life.”
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1918year
HM Prison Brixtonmentioned
“A later conviction for publicly lecturing against inviting the United States to enter the war on the United Kingdom's side resulted in six months' imprisonment in Brixton Prison (see Bertrand Russell's political views) in 1918 (he was pr…”
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August 1920month
Soviet Unionmentioned
“In the preface to the Trinity pamphlet, Hardy wrote: In August 1920, Russell travelled to Soviet Russia as part of an official delegation sent by the British government to investigate the effects of the Russian Revolution.”
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1922 to 1927period
Porthcurnomentioned
“From 1922 to 1927, the Russells divided their time between London and Cornwall, spending summers in Porthcurno.”
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1937year
London School of Economicsmentioned
“In 1937, Russell returned to the London School of Economics to lecture on the science of power.”
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1937year
Londonmentioned
“In 1937, Russell returned to the London School of Economics to lecture on the science of power.”
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1937 to 1940period
October 1948month
October 1948month
20 November 1948exact date
September 1949month
June 1955month
1956year
16 November 1956exact date
16 November 1956exact date
16 November 1956exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Howard FloreyPhiladelphia · 1925Wanda LandowskaPhiladelphia · 1925Robert F. FurchgottCCNY · 1940Hanns EislerCCNY · 1940Bobby FischerUniversity of Chicago · 1943Jerome KarleUniversity of Chicago · 1943Harold UreyCity College of New York · 1929Joseph CampbellCity College of New York · 1929Albert ClaudeCity College of New York · 1929Jimi HendrixHouse of Lords · 1970Yoko OnoHouse of Lords · 1970Zygmunt BaumanHouse of Lords · 1970
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