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Bertrand Russell

(1872-1970), Philosopher, mathematician and social reformer

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell

Sitter in 119 portraits
Grandson of the Liberal Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, Earl (Lord John) Russell, Bertrand made significant contributions to logic, epistemology and mathematics that established him as one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. He published his first work, An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry (1897), at the age of 25. This was followed by The Principles of Mathematics (1903) and Principia Mathematica (1910-13). A pacifist during the First World War, he was imprisoned in 1918. Russell gave the first Reith lectures on radio in 1949. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950, and became the first President of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1958.

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Bertrand Russell, by Roger Fry - NPG 4832

Bertrand Russell

by Roger Fry
oil on canvas, circa 1923
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4832

Bertrand Russell, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(321)

Bertrand Russell

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1945 or before
NPG 4529(321)

Bertrand Russell, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(68)

Bertrand Russell

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1949
NPG P490(68)

Bertrand Russell, by Alfred Eisenstaedt - NPG P2032

Bertrand Russell

by Alfred Eisenstaedt
bromide print, 1951
NPG P2032

Bertrand Russell, by Philippe Halsman - NPG P400

Bertrand Russell

by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1958
NPG P400

Bertrand Russell, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P1914

Bertrand Russell

by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 6 January 1967
NPG P1914

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160682

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
albumen print, oval, 1873-1874
NPG Ax160682

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160683

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
bromide copy print, circa 1876
NPG Ax160683

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160684

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
modern bromide copy print, circa 1878
NPG Ax160684

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160681

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
bromide copy print, circa 1880
NPG Ax160681

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160685

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
bromide copy print, 1880
NPG Ax160685

Bertrand Russell, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160680

Bertrand Russell

by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, 1894
NPG Ax160680

The Wedding of Bertrand Russell and Alys Pearsall Smith, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160690

The Wedding of Bertrand Russell and Alys Pearsall Smith

by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print on card, 13 December 1894
NPG Ax160690

Bertrand Russell, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax160721

Bertrand Russell

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
halftone reproduction, 1907
NPG Ax160721

Bertrand Russell, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax160723

Bertrand Russell

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
halftone reproduction, 1907
NPG Ax160723

Bertrand Russell, by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders) - NPG x46605

Bertrand Russell

by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
vintage bromide print, mid-late 1910s
NPG x46605

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