Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy
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The Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy is the senior professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge.[1] It was established in 1896 and named the Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy in 2010, after a successful fundraising appeal to endow the post.[1] The incumbent Bertrand Russell Professor is Alexander Bird, who succeeded Huw Price in October 2020.[2]
Holders
- James Ward (1896–1925)
- G. E. Moore (1925–1939)
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1939–1947)
- G. H. von Wright (1948–1951)
- John Wisdom (1952–1968)
- Elizabeth Anscombe (1970–1986)
- D. H. Mellor (1986–1999)
- Simon Blackburn (2001–2011)
- Huw Price (2011–2020)
- Alexander Bird (2020–present)
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