Ernest Gellner

Ernest Gellner

Czech philosopher
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Ernest André Gellner (9 December 1925 – 5 November 1995) was a British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist described by The Daily Telegraph, when he died, as one of the world's most vigorous intellectuals, and by The Independent as a "one-man crusader for critical rationalism".

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Ernest Gellner was born on Wednesday, 9 December 1925 in Paris, France. He was best known as a philosopher. Gellner's country of citizenship (nationality) was Czech. He died on Sunday, 5 November 1995 in Prague, Czech Republic at the age of 69. His religion is listed as Jewish. He had salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

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