John Langshaw Austin

John Langshaw Austin was an English philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts.

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Who was born first?

• John Langshaw Austin and Max Frisch were born the same year
• John Langshaw Austin and Odysseas Elytis were born the same year
• John Langshaw Austin and Emil Cioran were born the same year
• John Langshaw Austin and Marshall McLuhan were born the same year
• John Langshaw Austin and Viktor Nekrasov were born the same year

Timeline

1. Emil CioranApril 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995
2. John Langshaw Austin (this page)March 26, 1911 – February 8, 1960
3. Marshall McLuhanJuly 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980
4. Max FrischMay 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991
5. Odysseas ElytisNovember 2, 1911 – March 18, 1996
6. Viktor NekrasovJune 4, 1911 – September 3, 1987

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