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Frank Ramsey

philosopher, mathematician and economist

Born: Died: British

Frank Plumpton Ramsey (22 February 1903 – 19 January 1930) was a British philosopher, mathematician, and economist who made major contributions to all three fields before his death at the age of 26. He was a close friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein and, as an undergraduate, translated Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus into English. He was also influential in persuading Wittgenstein to return to philosophy and Cambridge. Like Wittgenstein, he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, the secret intellectual society, from 1921.

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British philosopher, mathematician and economist

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    Frank Ramsey, British philosopher, mathematician and economist, known for british philosopher, mathematician and economist, died on 1930-01-19.

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