Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Awarded the Prize “in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.”

British philosopher, mathematician and sociologist. Russell was born in Trelleck, Wales on May 18, 1872. He was educated privately and went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1894 and became a fellow the next year. In 1920, Russell travelled in Russia and, subsequently, taught philosophy at Beijing for a year. He went to the United States in 1938 and taught there for several years at various universities. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1908. In the final decades of his life, Russell became the leading figure in the antinuclear weapons movement. He established Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation in 1964. Russell died in Welsh on February 2, 1970.
Major Works:
Principia Mathematica (1910-1913); The problems