J. L. Austin
1911 – 1960
English

Philosopher. His work emphasized the study of language and linguistics in order to clarify and resolve philosophical problems.

Contemporaries
1929–2003Bernard Williams
1858–1943Beatrice Webb
1914–1981Dame Barbara Ward
1880–1958Marie Stopes
1893–1957Dorothy Sayers
1866–1943Beatrix Potter
1857–1928Emmeline Pankhurst
1933–1967Joe Orton
1903–1950George Orwell
1880–1912Lawrence Oates
1873–1958G. E. Moore
1882–1956A. A. Milne
1865–1936Rudyard Kipling
1912–1990Lawrence Durrell
1847–1933Annie Besant