Otto Neurath
Otto Neurath | |
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Photo of Neurath published in 1919 | |
| Born | Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath 10 December 1882 |
| Died | 22 December 1945 (aged 63) Oxford, England |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Vienna (no degree) University of Berlin (Ph.D., 1906) Heidelberg University (Dr. phil. hab., 1917) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Gustav Schmoller Eduard Meyer |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy Logical positivism Vienna Circle Epistemic coherentism |
| Institutions | New Vienna Commercial Academy Heidelberg University |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science, sociology, political economy, logic, pedagogy, museology |
| Notable ideas | Physicalism Protokollsatz (protocol statement) Neurath's boat Isotype |
Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath (/ˈnɔɪrɑːt/; Austrian German: [ˈɔtoː ˈnɔʏraːt]; 10 December 1882 – 22 December 1945) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist. He was also the inventor of the ISOTYPE method of pictorial statistics and an innovator in museum practice. Before he fled his native country in 1934, Neurath was one of the leading figures of the Vienna Circle.