Rudolf Carnap
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Summary
Rudolf Carnap was born on May 18, 1891[1], in Ronsdorf[2]. He died on September 14, 1970[3], in Santa Monica[4]. He worked as an analytic philosopher[5], Esperantist[6], philosopher of language[7], logician[8], and philosopher of science[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,103 views/month, #7,101 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Wuppertal[11]
- Date of death: September 16, 1970[12]
- Country of citizenship: German Empire[13], United States[14], Weimar Republic[15], Nazi Germany[16]
- Native language: German[17]
- Occupation: university teacher[18], philosopher[19]
- Field of work: philosophy[20], metaphysics[21], epistemology[22], logic[23], philosophy of language[24], philosophy of mathematics[25]
- Employer: University of Vienna[26], Charles University[27], University of Chicago[28], University of California, Los Angeles[29]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[30], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[31], University of Freiburg[32], University of Vienna[33]
- Doctoral advisor: Bruno Bauch[34], Robert Haussner[35]
- Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[36]
- Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[37], National Academy of Sciences[38]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[39]
- Influenced by: Gottlob Frege[40], Albert Einstein[41], Ernst Mach[42], Immanuel Kant[43], Alfred Tarski[44], Franz Brentano[45], Edmund Husserl[46], Ludwig Wittgenstein[47], Hans Vaihinger[48], Bruno Bauch[49]
- Sex or gender: male[50]
- Movement: logical positivism[51]
- Doctoral student: Abner Shimony[52], Robert Monroe Palter[53], David Kaplan[54]
- Commons category: Rudolf Carnap[55]
- Archives at: UCLA Library Special Collections[56]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[57]
- Residence: Wuppertal[58], California[59]
- Family name: Carnap[60]
- Given name: Rudolf[61]
- Work location: Vienna[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Rudolf Carnap include Carnap[63].
Why It Matters
Rudolf Carnap has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
He has been cited as an influence by A. J. Ayer[66], a philosopher of science[67], 1910–1989[68], of United Kingdom[69], awarded the Fellow of the British Academy[70], specialised in epistemology[71]; Ludwig von Bertalanffy[72], a biologist[73], 1901–1972[74], of Canada[75], specialised in biology[76]; Donald Davidson[77], a philosopher[78], 1917–2003[79], of United States[80], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[81], specialised in philosophy[82]; and Yehoshua Bar-Hillel[83], a mathematician[84], 1915–1975[85], of Israel[86], specialised in mathematical logic[87].
Entities named for him include Carnap[63].
His notable doctoral advisees include David Kaplan[88], a philosopher of language[89], b. 1933[90], of United States[91], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[92], specialised in epistemology[93]; Yehoshua Bar-Hillel[94], a mathematician[95], 1915–1975[96], of Israel[97], specialised in mathematical logic[98]; and Abner Shimony[99], a physicist[100], 1928–2015[101], of United States[102], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[103].
FAQs
Where was Rudolf Carnap born?
Rudolf Carnap's place of birth was Ronsdorf[2].
Where did Rudolf Carnap die?
Rudolf Carnap died in Santa Monica[4].
What did Rudolf Carnap do for work?
Rudolf Carnap worked as an analytic philosopher[5], Esperantist[6], philosopher of language[7], logician[8], and philosopher of science[9].
Where did Rudolf Carnap go to school?
Rudolf Carnap was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[30], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[31], University of Freiburg[32], and University of Vienna[33].
What awards did Rudolf Carnap receive?
Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[36].
Who did Rudolf Carnap influence?
Rudolf Carnap has been cited as an influence by A. J. Ayer[66], Ludwig von Bertalanffy[72], Donald Davidson[77], and Yehoshua Bar-Hillel[83].