Charles Kay Ogden
Charles Kay Ogden | |
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| Born | 1 June 1889 Fleetwood, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 20 March 1957 (aged 67) London, England |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge (MA) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British pragmatism |
| Main interests | Philosophy of language |
| Notable ideas | Semantic triangle, Basic English |
Charles Kay Ogden (/ˈɒɡdən/; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on behalf of a reformed version of the English language. He is typically defined as a linguistic psychologist, and is now mostly remembered as the inventor and propagator of Basic English.