May Brodbeck
American philosopher and university professor
About May Brodbeck
Lived 1917 – 1983 (aged 66). May Brodbeck was an American philosopher, university teacher and chemist.
May Selznick Brodbeck (July 26, 1917 – August 1, 1983)
She studied chemistry at New York University, attending evening courses while working, and earned a bachelor's degree in 1941. Thereafter, she worked as a high-school chemistry teacher, before being recruited into the Manhattan Project. Following the war, she studied philosophy at the University of Iowa, completing a Ph.D. supervised by Gustav Bergmann in 1947, on the subject of John Dewey's Logic: The Theory of Inquiry.
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Who was May Brodbeck?
American philosopher and university professor
When was May Brodbeck born?
May Brodbeck was born on 26 July 1917 in Newark.
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May Brodbeck died on 1 August 1983 in Menlo Park.
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May Brodbeck was a philosopher, university teacher and chemist.
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May Brodbeck was American.
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