Born: 15 February 1861 · Died: 30 December 1947 · Age at death: 86
How old was Alfred North Whitehead when he died?
Alfred North Whitehead died aged 86. He was born on 15 February 1861 and died on 30 December 1947.
British mathematician and philosopher who co-authored Principia Mathematica
Did you know?He moved to the United States in his sixties to begin a second career as a philosophy professor at Harvard University.
Quick facts
Date of birth15 February 1861
Date of death30 December 1947
Age at death86
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceRamsgate, United Kingdom
Occupationphilosopher, mathematician, physicist
Editor's Take:
Alfred North Whitehead had two careers. In the first he worked with Bertrand Russell to build mathematics on pure logic. The result was a famous and famously dense work. In the second, begun at Harvard in his sixties, he built a sweeping philosophy. In it, reality is made of events and processes rather than fixed things. His later books are difficult. They still influence theology, ecology and philosophy of science. He also wrote thoughtfully about education.
Key Milestones
1884: Becomes a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
1910: Publishes the first volume of Principia Mathematica
1924: Joins Harvard
1929: Publishes Process and Reality
Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology.
Alfred North Whitehead's birthday is February 15. He was born on February 15, 1861 in Ramsgate, United Kingdom.
How old was Alfred North Whitehead when he died?
Alfred North Whitehead died on December 30, 1947, aged 86.
Who shares a birthday with Alfred North Whitehead?
Famous people who share Alfred North Whitehead's February 15 birthday include Galileo Galilei, Jeremy Bentham, Louis XV of France, Susan B. Anthony and Charles Édouard Guillaume.
