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  <name><![CDATA[Bertrand Russell]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist. Although he was usually regarded as English, as he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died..

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 &quot;in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.&quot;

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  <title><![CDATA[Why I Am Not a Christian &amp; Other Essays on Religion &amp; Related Subjects]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[What I Believe]]></title>
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