Blue plaque for Bertrand Russell unveiled

Bertrand Russell studied and taught at Trinity College, Cambridge

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge for the philosopher, mathematician and humanitarian Bertrand Russell.

Regarded as one of the most significant British minds of the 20th Century, Russell was an eminent thinker, an anti-war activist and a social critic.

He studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and became a fellow of the college.

The plaque, part of a scheme run by civic charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future, was unveiled at the college and will be put up on the home where he lived in Babraham Road.

Russell, who was born in 1872 and died in 1970, lost his lectureship and was jailed for his opposition to World War One.

In 1950, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for writings that advanced humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.

The plaque will be put up outside Bertrand Russell's former home in the city

The plaque was unveiled by Prof Alexander Bird, the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

James Littlewood, chief executive of Cambridge Past, Present & Future, said: "As we look around our city, we can understand our past from historic buildings, but the people who made our history are no longer visible and are often forgotten to time.

"Blue plaques help make some of those people and their lives visible again. People are often unaware that someone or something remarkable happened in their neighbourhood, and it's wonderful to be able to share their local history with them.

"We are very pleased that our 44th plaque in the suburbs of Cambridge will recognise a man who influenced how we all think about the world."