Keith Donnellan

American philosopher (1931–2015)
Person human Q1397057

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1931, June 25, 1931[2][7]
Date of death
February 20, 2015
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Fairfax
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Doctoral advisor
Max Black[11]
Doctoral student
Colin Allen, John Perry, Adèle Mercier, Anthony Brueckner[13][14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Donnellan[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Keith Donnellan en Keith Sedgwick Donnellan ar كيث دونيلان de Donnellan de Keith Sedgwick Donnellan fa کیت دانلان
🔖 Identifiers · 24
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
166820187
CiNii Research ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
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FAST ID
1924868
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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InPhO ID
thinker/2929
MR Author ID
435763
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
277901
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17538124
NLAI ID
1503842
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar12954518
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676336705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
345696530
WorldCat Entities ID
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Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Doctoral advisors 1
Doctoral student 1
Doctoral students 1
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Employer 1
Given name 1
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Summary

Keith Donnellan was born in Washington, D.C.[1]. He was born on January 1, 1931[2]. He passed away in Fairfax[3]. He died on February 20, 2015[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5] and university teacher[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Doctoral students include Colin Allen[13], a researcher[21], b. 1960[22], awarded the Barwise Prize[23]; John Perry[14], a philosopher[24], b. 1943[25], of United States[26], awarded the Ig Nobel Prize[27], specialised in philosophy[28]; Adèle Mercier[15], a philosopher[29], of Canada[30]; and Anthony Brueckner[16].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include John Perry[31], a philosopher[32], b. 1943[33], of United States[34], awarded the Ig Nobel Prize[35], specialised in philosophy[36].

FAQs

Where was Keith Donnellan born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[1].

Where did Keith Donnellan die?

Keith Donnellan died in Fairfax[3].

What did Keith Donnellan do for work?

Keith Donnellan worked as philosopher[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Keith Donnellan go to school?

Keith Donnellan was educated at Cornell University[10].

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  10. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  14. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 25w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Family name → Donnellan
    Educated at → Cornell University
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