# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-langshaw-austin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:44:25.757Z

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name: "John Langshaw Austin"
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description: "John Langshaw Austin was an English philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts."
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birthDate: "1911-03-26"
deathDate: "1960-02-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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