Yorick Smythies

Yorick Smythies
Yorick Smythies (by Peg Smythies)
Born(1917-02-21)21 February 1917
Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Died2 October 1980(1980-10-02) (aged 63)
Oxfordshire, England

Yorick Smythies (21 February 1917 – 2 October 1980) was a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein known for his notes of the philosopher's lectures. He was also a friend of, and character inspiration for, the novelist (and philosopher) Iris Murdoch.

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