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Voegelin, Eric |
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Voegelin, Eric (Herman Wilhelm) (1901–85) political philosopher; born in Cologne, Germany. After studying and teaching law in Europe, he emigrated to the U.S.A. to escape Nazism, teaching at Louisiana State University (1942–58) and elsewhere in the U.S.A.; he was naturalized in 1944. He taught at the University of Munich (1958–69) before becoming a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif. He sought to develop a comprehensive philosophy of history and society, notably in his masterwork Order and History, published starting in 1956. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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