Edwin Burtt
Philosopher, Author
1892 – 1989
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Who was Edwin Burtt?
Edwin Arthur Burtt was an American philosopher who wrote extensively on the philosophy of religion. His doctoral thesis published as a book under the title The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science has had a significant influence upon the history of science that is not generally recognized, according to H. Floris Cohen. He was educated at Yale University, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University. He became the prestigious Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University in 1941.
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- Born
- 1892
Groton - Also known as
- Edwin Arthur Burtt
- Edwin A. Burtt
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Columbia University
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
- Died
- Sep 6, 1989
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on July 23, 2013
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