Ludwig Wittgenstein Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ludwig Wittgenstein, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Austria.

7 records1889–19537 events2 places

Chronological biography

1889

Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein26 April 1889

Humanities / Philosophy · Vienna

Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein

1912

Emigration1912

Humanities / Philosophy · Vienna

Emigrates to Cambridge to study with Bertrand Russell

1922

Tractatus Logicophilosophicus1922

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Tractatus Logicophilosophicus"

1938

Citizenship1938

Humanities / Philosophy

Becomes a naturalised British citizen

1951

Death of Ludwig Wittgenstein1951

Humanities / Philosophy · Cambridge

Death of Ludwig Wittgenstein

1953

Philosophical Investigations1953

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously

posthumously1953

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.