Eric Hobsbawm

British academic historian and marxist historiographer.

Born June 9th, 1917 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died October 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]

Occupations
economic historian, music journalist, social historian, university teacher, writer
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein