Philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Netherlands.
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René Descartes
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Noam Chomsky
Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, historian, political critic, and activist. A prominent intellectual and cultural figure. Born Pennsylvania.
Person, History, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Science, USA
1 memorial
Sir Alfred Ayer
Philosopher professor. Born Neville Court, Abbey Road. Married 4 times, twice to the same woman. At one stage he rejected atheism on the grounds that any discussion about religion was meaningless. ...
1 memorial
Mary Wollstonecraft
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spitalfields. Her radical book "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) in which she described marriage as "legal prostitu...
Person, Education, Gender Issues, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
10 memorials
1 memorial
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Sir George Grove - Westwood Hill
SE26, Westwood Hill, 14
Sir George Grove, 1820 - 1900, promoter of musical knowledge, lived here. English Heritage
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Guy Street Park
SE1, Weston Street, Guy Street Park
Guy Street Park Originally open fields, the land on which most of Guy Street Park stands belonged to Guy's Hospitial in the 18th century....
6 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Bush Hill House
Bush Hill House was built by Myddelton so that he could live close to the works while the New River was built. The largest house in the parish, it was renamed Halliwick House in the 17th century. R...
1 memorial
Nahum Sokolow
NW6, Compayne Gardens, 43
According to ‘The Streets of West Hampstead' (1992 Camden Historical Society), Sokolow called this house Hazephirah.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sigmund Freud
Founding father of psychoanalysis. Born Morovia. In 1860 the family settled in Vienna where he studied, began his career and married. In 1875 he visited his half-brothers in Manchester, and again ...
2 memorials