Dora Russell

Dora Russell ( - )
Short biography

An author, educationalist, philosopher, and political and social reformer. Russell lived at Porthcurno after retiring to Cornwall in 1962. She was married to the philosopher and author Bertrand Russell from 1921 to 1935. She had two children with Russell and two with the journalist Griffin Barry, whilst still married to Russell.

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A photograph of Dora Russell.
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Dora Russell by Lady Ottiline Morrell, 1922
Date of birth
03 April 1894
Place of birth
Thorton Heath, Croydon, Surrey
Date of death
31 May 1986
Place of death
Porthcurno, Cornwall
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