Born: 12 March 1685 · Died: 14 January 1753 · Age at death: 67
How old was George Berkeley when he died?
George Berkeley died aged 67. He was born on 12 March 1685 and died on 14 January 1753.
Irish philosopher and bishop who argued that to be is to be perceived; the city of Berkeley, California, is named after him
Did you know?The city and university of Berkeley in California are named in his honour to celebrate his intellectual legacy.
Quick facts
Date of birth12 March 1685
Date of death14 January 1753
Age at death67
NationalityIrish
BirthplaceDysart Castle, Ireland
Occupationphilosopher, Anglican priest, writer
Editor's Take:
George Berkeley argued that the material world exists only when it is perceived. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and published his main ideas before he was 30. His principle, "to be is to be perceived", was meant to defeat atheism, not invite it: God perceives everything, so things do not vanish. Critics mocked him, and Samuel Johnson famously kicked a stone to refute him. He spent years trying to found a college in Bermuda. He later became Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland. He also wrote a popular treatise praising tar-water as a cure-all.
George Berkeley ( BARK-lee; 12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland), was an Anglo-Irish philosopher, writer, and clergyman who is regarded as the founder of immaterialism, a philosophical theory he developed which later came to be known as…
George Berkeley's birthday is March 12. He was born on March 12, 1685 in Dysart Castle, Ireland.
How old was George Berkeley when he died?
George Berkeley died on January 14, 1753, aged 67.
Who shares a birthday with George Berkeley?
Famous people who share George Berkeley's March 12 birthday include Gabriele D'Annunzio, Mitt Romney, Jack Kerouac, Liza Minnelli and Gustav Kirchhoff.
