Georg Henrik von Wright

Georg Henrik von Wright
Georg Henrik von Wright
	von Wright in 1972
Born	14 June 1916; Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	16 June 2003 (aged 87); Helsinki, Finland
Education
Education	University of Helsinki (MA, 1934–1937; PhD, 1939–1941); University of Cambridge (graduate student, 1939);
Academic advisors	Eino Kaila, C. D. Broad, R. B. Braithwaite, Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy
Institutions	University of Helsinki (1943–1947, 1951–??); University of Cambridge (1947–1951); Åbo Akademi (1968–1977);
Doctoral students	Jaakko Hintikka
Main interests	Modal logic, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of science
Notable ideas	Deontic logic; Temporal logic; Myth of Progress;

Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt]; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher. He is particularly known for his work in philosophical logic, especially deontic logic, his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and his work on moral pessimism, especially regarding the Myth of Progress.