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Born January 17, 1868 • France
Died August 3, 1914 (aged 46) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • international language • formal system • logic
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Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish logician and mathematician
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
British logician and philosopher
Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead
British mathematician and philosopher
Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege
German mathematician and philosopher
Henri Poincaré, 1909.
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician
Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.
Peter Abelard
French theologian and poet
Condillac, engraving by Pierre-Nicolas Ransonnette
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
French philosopher
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Jean Buridan
French philosopher and scientist
Mme du Châtelet, detail of a portrait by an unknown French artist; in a private collection
Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet
French scientist and philosopher
Ramus, Petrus
Petrus Ramus
French philosopher
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William of Champeaux
French philosopher
Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
British philosopher and economist
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
British philosopher
Engraved portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz with long curly hair, wearing a buttoned coat and cravat, facing forward.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German philosopher and mathematician
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap
German-American philosopher
Peirce, Charles Sanders
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher and scientist
William of Ockham
William of Ockham
English philosopher
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, woodcut, 1537.
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Roman scholar, philosopher, and statesman

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