Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ludwig Wittgenstein Biography and Timeline

Follow Ludwig Wittgenstein through 7 dated historical records for Austria.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1889–1953Years on this page

1889

Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Vienna · Humanities / Philosophy

Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein

1912

Emigration

Vienna · Humanities / Philosophy

Emigrates to Cambridge to study with Bertrand Russell

1922

Tractatus Logicophilosophicus

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Tractatus Logicophilosophicus"

1938

Citizenship

Humanities / Philosophy

Becomes a naturalised British citizen

1951

Death of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Cambridge · Humanities / Philosophy

Death of Ludwig Wittgenstein

1953

Philosophical Investigations

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously

posthumously

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously

Records, sources and methodology

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