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Birth and childhood
Ernest Nagel was born on November 16, 1901, in Austria-Hungary. He and his family later migrated to the United States when he was about ten years old. Nagel became a US citizen at the age of nineteen. -
Early years (college)
In 1923, Nagel earned his BS at the City College of New York City. He later went on to earn his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1930. He also became a Philosophy Professor at Columbia University from 1931-1970. -
Marriage
Ernest Nagel married Edith Haggstorm in 1935. They, later on, had two children together. -
Career later in life
Nagel became John Dewey professor of philosophy at Columbia University in 1955. In 1967 he achieved the most distinguished academic rank, University Professor, and in 1970, became Professor Emeritus. He remained a special lecturer at Columbia until 1973 (New World, 2020) New World. (Nov 2020) "Ernest Nagel"https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ernest_Nagel -
His work
Nagel became a well-known philosopher during his time. His main work is from his book "the structure of science" in 1961. -
Death
Ernest Nagel later died in 1985 in New York City from pneumonia.