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Bradley, Francis Herbert
1846 - Born on January 30th in Clapham, Surrey, England. British philosopher of the Absolute Idealist school, which argued that since we can only know our ideas directly the universe consists, for us, only of ideas.
1856 - His schooling began at Cheltenham College.
1861 - He was transferred to Marlborough College, then under his half-brother's Headship.
1862-1863 - He contracted typhoid fever (at one stage expected to kill him), followed shortly by pneumonia. Surviving both, he was protected from further exposure to the rigours of English public school life by leaving Marlborough.
1865-1869 - Bradley entered University College, Oxford, as a Scholar, getting a first in classical moderations (Mods) but only an unexpected second in literae humaniores (Greats).
1870 - After more than one failure to obtain a college fellowship, he was in December, elected to one at Merton College Oxford, tenable for life, with no teaching duties, and terminable only on marriage.
1871 - Bradley suffered a severe inflammation of the kidneys which appears to have had permanent effects.
1876-1893 - His best known works include Ethical Studies, Principles of Logic, and Appearance and Reality.
1924 - King George V bestowed on him, the first philosopher to be singled out for this very rare honour, the Order of Merit.
- Died of blood poisoning on September 18th in Oxford, England.
1856 - His schooling began at Cheltenham College.
1861 - He was transferred to Marlborough College, then under his half-brother's Headship.
1862-1863 - He contracted typhoid fever (at one stage expected to kill him), followed shortly by pneumonia. Surviving both, he was protected from further exposure to the rigours of English public school life by leaving Marlborough.
1865-1869 - Bradley entered University College, Oxford, as a Scholar, getting a first in classical moderations (Mods) but only an unexpected second in literae humaniores (Greats).
1870 - After more than one failure to obtain a college fellowship, he was in December, elected to one at Merton College Oxford, tenable for life, with no teaching duties, and terminable only on marriage.
1871 - Bradley suffered a severe inflammation of the kidneys which appears to have had permanent effects.
1876-1893 - His best known works include Ethical Studies, Principles of Logic, and Appearance and Reality.
1924 - King George V bestowed on him, the first philosopher to be singled out for this very rare honour, the Order of Merit.
- Died of blood poisoning on September 18th in Oxford, England.
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