About Rose Rand
Lived 1903 – 1980 (aged 77). Rose Rand was an American and Austrian philosopher, engineer and translator.
Rose Rand (born Rozalia Rand, ; June 14, 1903 – July 28, 1980) was an Austrian-American logician and philosopher. She was a member of the Vienna Circle.
Life and work
Rose (Rozalia) Rand was born in Lemberg in the Austrian crown land of Galicia (today, Lviv, Ukraine). After her family moved to Austria she studied at the Polish Gymnasium in Vienna.
As a PhD candidate, Rand participated regularly in the Vienna Circle discussions, and kept records of these discussions, she was most active in the Vienna Circle from 1930 to 1935.
In 1937 her doctoral thesis on Tadeusz Kotarbiński's philosophy was approved and she completed her PhD viva.
Rand, unemployed and of Jewish descent, suffered great difficulties in pre-World War II Vienna. In 1939, with the assistance of Susan Stebbing, she finally emigrated to London as a Jew without nationality.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Rose Rand?
Austrian philosopher
When was Rose Rand born?
Rose Rand was born on 14 June 1903 in Lviv.
When did Rose Rand die?
Rose Rand died on 28 July 1980 in Princeton.
What was Rose Rand's occupation?
Rose Rand was a philosopher, engineer and translator.
What nationality was Rose Rand?
Rose Rand was American and Austrian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rose Rand. https://biography.guide/rose-rand/
MLA: "Rose Rand." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rose-rand/.
Chicago: "Rose Rand." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rose-rand/.
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