Richard Montague

Philosopher

Birthday September 20, 1930

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Stockton, CA

DEATH DATE Mar 7, 1971 (40)

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About

Mathematician and philosopher who was remembered for creating a logical approach to natural language semantics called Montague grammar.

Before Fame

He was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where he was taught by the legendary mathematician and logician Alfred Tarski.

Trivia

His life served as the inspiration for the novel The Semantics of Murder from 2008.

Family Life

He was born in Stockton, California.

Associated With

He and entrepreneur Brian Maxwell both graduated from UC Berkeley.