Editing Paul Wittgenstein (section)

==In popular culture==
John Barchilon wrote a novel, ''The Crown Prince'', based on Wittgenstein's life.{{Sfn|Barchilon|1986|p=}}

An episode of the long-running American television series [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|''M*A*S*H'']], "Morale Victory", featured [[James Stephens (actor)|James Stephens]] as a drafted concert pianist with debilitating nerve damage in his right hand after being wounded in combat. Charles Winchester ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) provides him with the music for [[Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Ravel)|Ravel's ''Concerto for the Left Hand'']], tells him Wittgenstein's story, and encourages him not to abandon his musical gift.

Wittgenstein appears as a character in [[Derek Jarman]]'s 1993 film ''[[Wittgenstein (film)|Wittgenstein]]'', about his brother Ludwig.

Wittgenstein is referenced extensively in the latter half of Brian Evenson's novel ''[[Last Days (Evenson novel)|Last Days]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/04/03/brian-evenson-soundtracks-last-days/ |title=Brian Evenson Soundtracks Last Days |last=Barron |first=Zach |date=April 3, 2009 |website=Village Voice |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>

Wittgenstein's life is the basis for the song "Wittgenstein's Arm" on [[Neil Halstead]]'s 2012 album ''Palindrome Hunches''.

[[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]]'s short story "Transfigured Night" (found in the collections ''The Dream Lover'' and ''The Destiny of Natalie 'X''') features Wittgenstein.