Jacob Talmon

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1916 – 1980

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Who was Jacob Talmon?

Jacob Leib Talmon was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been categorised as a 'Cold War liberal' because of the anti-Marxism which permeates his main works.

He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism. He coined the terms Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messianism.

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Born
Jun 14, 1916
Poland
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Poles
Profession
Education
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
Employment
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Died
1980
Israel

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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