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Bertrand Russell: Trinity College
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During the First World War, Russell engaged in pacifist activities, and, in 1916, he was dismissed from Trinity College following his conviction under the Defence of the Realm Act. A later conviction resulted in six months' imprisonment in Brixton prison (see Activism below).[18] Russell was released from prison in September 1918.
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This was by no means the only time that Russell was to fall out with the authorities. In the late 1930s he was offered a teaching post at New York’s City College. However following a series of public protests and a judicial decision, which found him morally unfit to teach at the College, the appointment was withdrawn.
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After the Second World War, Russell taught at the University of Chicago, later moving on to Los Angeles to lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was appointed professor at the City College of New York in 1940, but after a public outcry, the appointment was annulled by a court judgement: his opinions (especially those relating to sexual morality, detailed in
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Inspired by Euclid's Geometry, Russell displayed a keen aptitude for pure mathematics and developed an interest in philosophy. At Trinity College, Cambridge, his brilliance was soon recognized, and brought him a membership of the 'Apostles', a forerunner of the Bloomsbury Set.
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