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Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh

1918 – 1992

American philosopher

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Lived 1918 – 1992 (aged 73). Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh was an academic and philosopher.

Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh (December 2, 1918 – July 14, 1992) was an American philosopher and a professor of medieval philosophy at Yale University. He was a president of the Metaphysical Society of America.

Works

1962-73. Plato manuscripts: a catalogue of microfilms in the Plato microfilm project, Yale University Library. New Haven. . 1973. Plato on the one: the hypotheses in the Parmenides. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat. . 1975. Ancient Greek gadgets and machines. Westport: Greenwood Press. . 1978. The most mysterious manuscript: the Voynich 'Roger Bacon' cipher manuscript. Carbondale [etc.]; London [etc.: Southern Illinois University Press; Feffer and Simons. . . 1992. Western philosophic systems and their cyclic transformations. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. . 1997. Unreality and time. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press. . . 2018. Plato for the Modern Age. Chicago: Muriwai Books. . .

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Chicago
Employers
Yale University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Robert S. Brumbaugh, Robert S Brumbaugh, R. S. Brumbaugh, Robert Brumbaugh

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh?

American philosopher (1918–1992)

When was Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh born?

Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh was born on 2 December 1918 in Oregon.

When did Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh die?

Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh died on 14 July 1992.

What was Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh's occupation?

Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh was an academic and philosopher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh

· Wikidata: Q21856837

· DBpedia: Robert Brumbaugh

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