David Pinsent
David Hume Pinsent (/ˈpɪnˌsɛnt/; 24 May 1891 – 8 May 1918) was a collaborator and an alleged lover of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922) is dedicated to Pinsent's memory.
David Pinsent | |
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| Born | David Hume Pinsent 24 May 1891 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 8 May 1918 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge (First-class Honours, Mathematics) |
| Occupation(s) | Test Pilot at Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough |
| Family | David Hume |
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