Birth of Karl Popper
Birth of Karl Popper
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Karl Popper Biography and Timeline
Follow Karl Popper through 21 dated historical records for Austria.
Karl Popper, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1902–1994Years on this page
1902
1928
Education
Earns a doctorate in Philosophy
1934
Logical Positivism
Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science
Logik der Forschung
Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science
first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery)
Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science
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Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science
1937
Canterbury University
The rise of Nazism and the threat of the Anschluss led Popper to emigrate to New Zealand, where he became lecturer in philosophy at Canterbury University College New Zealand (at Christchurch)
Exile of Karl Popper
The rise of Nazism and the threat of the Anschluss led Popper to emigrate to New Zealand, where he became lecturer in philosophy at Canterbury University College New Zealand (at Christchurch)
1945
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Publication of "The Open Society & Its Enemies"
1946
Exile of Karl Popper
Moves to England to become reader in logic and scientific method at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics (LSE)
Moves to England to become reader in logic and scientific method at the London School of Economics
1949
London School of Economics (LSE)
Appointed professor
1957
The Poverty of Historicism
Publication of "The Poverty of Historicism"
1958
Aristotelian Society
Apppointed President of the Aristotelian Society from 1958 to 1959
London School of Economics (LSE)
Apppointed President of the Aristotelian Society from 1958 to 1959
1959
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Publication of "The Logic of Scientific Discovery"
1965
Knighthood
Apppointed President of the Aristotelian Society from 1958 to 1959
1972
Objective Knowledge
Publication of "Objective Knowledge"
1976
Royal Society
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
1982
Companion of Honour
Invested with the Insignia of a Companion of Honour
1994
Death of Karl Popper
Death of Karl Popper
Records, sources and methodology
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