Person
Popper, Karl (1902 - 1994)
CH FRS
- Born
- 28 July 1902
Vienna, Austria - Died
- 17 September 1994
- Occupation
- Philosopher
Summary
(Sir) Karl Popper was Professor of logic and scientific method at the London School of Economics from 1949 to 1969. Before that he lectured at Canterbury University College in New Zealand (1937-1944) Popper left school at 16 and spent time doing manual work, before enrolling at the University of Vienna. Some of his other jobs were coaching American students, cabinet-making 1922-1924, and social work with neglected children. In 1925 Popper enrolled at the Pedagogic Institute and became a school teacher. Popper wrote many works including his Logic der Forschung (The Logic of Scientific Discovery) which made his reputation as a philosopher and "The Open Society and its Enemies".
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Chronology
- 1922 - 1924
- Education - Learnt cabinet-making
- 1935 - 1936
- Life event - Spent time in England
- 1937 - 1944
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Canterbury University College, New Zealand
- 1945 - 1949
- Career position - Reader at the London School of Economics
- 1949 - 1969
- Career position - Professor of Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics
- 1965
- Award - Knighted
- 1982
- Award - Companion of Honour (CH)
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Penny, David, 'John Eccles and Karl Popper at the University of Otago, 1945', New Zealand Science Review, 69 (2012), 15-26. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81244. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/88801921. Details
- 'Popper, Karl R (1902-1994)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-949358. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022