Kolnai, Aurel Thomas (1900–1973), philosopher, was born on 5 December 1900 in Budapest, Hungary, the second son of Ármin Stein (b. 1858), a savings bank director, and his wife, Valéria Glück (b. 1871), both Liberal Jews. Kolnai completed his secondary education (1910–18) with distinction at the ...
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Markus, Robert Austin (1924–2010), historian and philosopher, was born Róbert Imre Márkus on 8 October 1924 in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Gyözö (Victor) Márkus (1897–1971), director of an engineering firm, and his wife, Lili (Lily), née Elek (1900–1962), artist. He attended the ...
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Rose [née Stone], Gillian Rosemary (1947–1995), philosopher, was born on 20 September 1947 at the Avenue Road Clinic, Hampstead, London. She was the eldest child of Leslie David Stone, doctor of medicine, and his wife, Evelyn (Lynn) Preveser. Her parents, who were Jewish, divorced, and at sixteen she took the surname of her stepfather, ...
