Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjeːɔrj ˈhɛnːrɪk fɔnˈvrɪkːt] 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge. He published in English Finnish German and in Swedish. Belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland von Wright also had Finnish and 17th-century Scottish ancestors.Von Wright’s writings come under two broad categories.
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