Born : 18 March 1919Limerick, Ireland
Died : 5 January 2001 (aged 81)Cambridge, England
Resting place : Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge
Nationality : British
Education : MA (classics)
Alma mater : St Hugh's College, Oxford
Occupation : Professor of philosophy, University of Cambridge (1970–1986), Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University
Known for : Philosophy of action, Philosophy of mind, Philosophical logic
Consequentialism, Brute facts, "Under a description", Direction of fit
Influenced by : Thomas Aquinas · Ludwig Wittgenstein
Influenced : Philippa Foot · Michael Dummett · Donald Davidson · Cora Diamond · R. Hursthouse · Paul Feyerabend · Jenny Teichman · Candace Vogler · John Searle · Anthony Kenny · Peter Geach · Hector Zagal · Charles Taylor · Alasdair MacIntyre
Religion : Roman Catholicism
Spouse(s): Peter Geach
Parents : Alan Wells Anscombe and Gertrude Elizabeth Anscombe
Philosopher of mind : G. E. M. Anscombe
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), FBA better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher. Born in Ireland, she was a student of Ludwig Wittgenstein and became an authority on his work and edited and translated many books drawn from his writings, above all his Philosophical Investigations.
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