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Sir Larry Siedentop | |
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Born | Larry Alan Siedentop 24 May 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | 13 June 2024 | (aged 88)
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Alma mater | |
Thesis | The Limits of Enlightenment (1966) |
Doctoral advisor | Isaiah Berlin |
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Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | Political philosophy |
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Notable works | Democracy in Europe (2000) Inventing the Individual (2014) |
Sir Larry Alan Siedentop CBE (24 May 1936 – 13 June 2024) was an American-born British political philosopher with a special interest in 19th-century French liberalism. He was the author of Democracy in Europe(2000) and Inventing the Individual (2014) and an occasional contributor to several major British daily newspapers, including the Financial Times and The Times.