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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann (loŏtˈvĭkh yōˈzĕf yōˈhän vĭtˈgənshtĪn) [key], 1889–1951, Austrian philosopher, b. Vienna.

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