Wittgenstein (disambiguation)

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Ludwig Wittgenstein (Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, 1889 – 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher.

Wittgenstein may also refer to:

  • Wittgenstein (film), Derek Jarman's 1993 biopic of Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • Wittgenstein family relatives of Ludwig
    • Palais Wittgenstein [de] in Vienna, Austria, now demolished residence of the family
    • Haus Wittgenstein, residence of Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein in Vienna, Austria, partly designed by her brother Ludwig
  • Wittgenstein or Wittgensteiner Land [de], a former Westphalian principality merged with Kreis Wittgenstein before being incorporated into Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany
    • Wittgenstein Castle, near Bad Laasphe, Germany, seat of the principality of Wittgenstein
    • Sayn-Wittgenstein, a German noble family, formerly counts of Wittgenstein
  • Wittgenstein, a fictional computer in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

People with the surname

Viennese Wittgensteins

  • Karl Wittgenstein (1847–1913), Austrian steel tycoon and father of Ludwig
  • Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein (Margarethe Anna Maria, 1882–1958 ), sister of Ludwig
  • Paul Wittgenstein (1887–1961), pianist and brother of Ludwig
  • Paul Wittgenstein (grandson of his namesake, 1907–1979), eccentric and subject of Thomas Bernard's book Wittgenstein's Nephew (1982)

Sayn-Wittgensteins

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