Norman Malcolm
Norman Adrian Malcolm (born June 11, 1911 in Selden , Kansas , † August 4, 1990 in London ) was an American philosopher . He got his doctorate at Harvard , from 1940 he worked at Princeton University .
During his stay in Cambridge from 1938 learned he Ludwig Wittgenstein know and attended his lectures on the foundations of mathematics in 1939. He became a close friend of Wittgenstein and his published 1958 memoir (to German: Memories of Wittgenstein ) are now considered one of the best testimony to Wittgenstein's remarkable personality.
Malcolm served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 . He spent most of his career in America at Cornell University (1947-1958) before emigrating to Great Britain . In 1975 Malcolm was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Web links
- Literature by and about Norman Malcolm in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Malcolm, Norman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malcolm, Norman Adrian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Selden (Kansas) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1990 |
| Place of death | London |