Brian McGuinness
- Bernard Francis McGuinness
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- McGuinness, Brian
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- Male
- Date of birth
- 1927-10-22
- Place of birth
- Wrexham
- Date of death
- 2019-12-23
- Place of death
- Firenze
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Brian McGuinness (22 October 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a British philosopher and Wittgenstein scholar best known for his translation, with David Pears, of the Tractatus, and for his biography of the first half of Wittgenstein's life.
He was christened with the forenames "Bernard Francis" but changed his name to "Brian" in his youth. He commonly published, and was cited, as B. F. McGuinness.
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- 2026-04-08