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Bertrand Russell

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Rus⋅sell

[ruhs-uhl]
–noun
1. Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel prize for literature 1950.
2. Charles Edward, 1860–1941, U.S. journalist, sociologist, biographer, and political leader.
3. Charles Taze [teyz] , (“Pastor Russell”), 1852–1916, U.S. religious leader and publisher: founder of Jehovah's Witnesses.
4. Elizabeth Mary, Countess (Mary Annette Beauchamp; “Elizabeth”), 1866–1941, Australian novelist.
5. George William (“Æ”), 1867–1935, Irish poet and painter.
6. Henry Norris, 1877–1957, U.S. astronomer.
7. John Russell, 1st Earl (Lord John Russell), 1792–1878, British statesman: prime minister 1846–52, 1865–66.
8. Lillian (Helen Louise Leonard), 1861–1922, U.S. singer and actress.
9. William Fel⋅ton [fel-tn] , (Bill), born 1934, U.S. basketball player and coach.
10. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,088 ft. (4294 m).
11. a mountain in S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range. 11,670 ft. (3557 m).
12. a male given name.
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Cultural Dictionary

Russell, Bertrand

A twentieth-century English philosopher and mathematician, known for his work in logic and epistemology and also for his outspoken pacifism and other political and social views.

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Word Origin & History

Russell 
masc. proper name, from O.Fr. rous-el, dim. of rous "red," used as a personal name.
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Science Dictionary
Russell   (rŭs'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
American astronomer who studied binary stars and developed methods to calculate their mass and distances. Working independently of Ejnar Hertzsprung, Russell also demonstrated the relationship between types of stars and their absolute magnitude. This correlation is now known as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
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Computing Dictionary

Bertrand Russell person
(1872-1970) A British mathematician, the discoverer of Russell's paradox.
(1995-03-27)

Russell, Bertrand
Bertrand Russell

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