United States of America – Wittgensteins Welt https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en Exploring the Places and Traces of Ludwig Wittgenstein Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:40:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-WW-32x32.png United States of America – Wittgensteins Welt https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en 32 32 Shelton Hotel, New York City https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en/shelton-hotel-new-york-city/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:18:18 +0000 https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/?p=4639 Im Sommer 1939 reiste Ludwig Wittgenstein nach New York City, um gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Paul finanzielle Angelegenheiten zu klären. Er wohnte damals im Shelton Hotel in der 525 Lexington Avenue, das heute als Studierendenwohnheim genutzt wird. Quellen:

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Photo: PL
Photo: PL

In the summer of 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein travelled to New York City to sort out financial matters together with his brother Paul. At that time, he stayed at the Shelton Hotel at 525 Lexington Avenue, which is now used as student accommodation.

Sources:

  • Monk, R. (1991). Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius. Vintage.
  • Ludwig Wittgenstein: Gesamtbriefwechsel/Complete Correspondence (2nd Release). Innsbruck Electronic Edition 2013, InteLex.

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