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And to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1951
Died: April 29
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Architectural Theoretician
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Logician
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Philosopher
Philosopher Of Language
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Vienna
Austria
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Life
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