Brian McGuinness | |
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| Born | Bernard Francis McGuinness 22 October 1927 Wrexham, Wales |
| Died | 23 December 2019 (aged 92) Florence, Italy |
Brian McGuinness (22 October 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a Wittgenstein scholar best known for his translation, with David Pears, of the Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus,[1] and for his biography of the first half of Wittgenstein's life.
He was christened with the forenames "Bernard Francis" but changed his name to "Brian" in his youth.[2] He commonly published, and was cited, as B. F. McGuinness.
Formerly a tutee of R. M. Hare,[2] McGuinness was a Fellow and Tutor at Queen's College in Oxford University from 1953 to 1988, and took a post at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. In 1990, he became a professor at the University of Siena, Italy. From 1990 to 1993, he was director of the faculty of philosophy and social sciences of this university.[3] During his time at Queen's, he was an invited speaker at the Oxford Socratic Club, speaking with J. D. Mabbott on "The Problem of Free Will" on 14 November 1955.
- ^ "Brian McGuinness, – A MESSAGE FROM THE BWS PRESIDENT |". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b Obituaries, Telegraph (9 January 2020). "Brian McGuinness, world-renowned expert on Ludwig Wittgenstein – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Curriculum e pubblicazioni". intra.lett.unisi.it. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.