| 1872 |
born May 18 in Wales |
| 1874 |
mother died |
| 1876 |
father died |
| 1890 |
entered Trinity College in Cambridge |
| 1893 |
awarded B.A. in Mathematics |
| 1894 |
married Alyx Pearsall Smith |
| 1900 |
met Peano at International Congress in Paris |
| 1901 |
discovered Russell's paradox |
| 1902 |
corresponded with Frege |
| 1903 |
published The Principles of Mathematics |
| 1908 |
elected Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 1916 |
dismissed from Trinity College as a result of anti-war
protests |
| 1918 |
imprisoned for six months as a result of anti-war protests |
| 1919 |
published Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy |
| 1920 |
traveled to Russia and taught in Peking for a year |
| 1922 |
divorced Alyx and married Dora Black |
| 1927 |
opened experimental school with Dora |
| 1931 |
became third Earl Russell |
| 1935 |
divorced Dora |
| 1936 |
married Patricia Helen Spence |
| 1938 |
traveled to United States to teach at various universities
until 1944 |
| 1940 |
appointment at City College New York revoked following
public protests |
| 1943 |
dismissed from Barnes Foundation in PA |
| 1946 |
published The History of Western Philosophy, which is
considered his greatest literary achievement |
| 1949 |
awarded the Order of Merit |
| 1950 |
awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature |
| 1955 |
published Russell-Einstein Manifesto, calling for the
curtailment of nuclear weapons |
| 1957 |
prime organizer of the first Pugwash Conference, which
brought together scientists concerned about the proliferation of nuclear
weapons |
| 1958 |
became the founding president of the Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament |
| 1961 |
once again imprisoned, this time in connection with
anti-nuclear protests |
| 1970 |
died February 2 in Wales, age 97 |
