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Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest was born on June 9, 1917 in Alexandria, Egypt. Son of Leopold Percy and Nelly (Gruen) Hobsbawm.
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Eric John Ernest HOBSBAWM
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Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1939. Master of Arts, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Stockholm, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Chicago, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters, New School Social Research, 1982.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University East Anglia, 1982.
Career
Lecturer, Birkbeck College 1947-1959, Reader 1959-1970, Professor, of Economical Social History 1970-1982, Professor Emeritus since 1982. Fellow, King"s College, Cambridge 1949-1955. Andrew Doctorate. White Professor-at-Large, Cornell University 1976-1982.
Professor Emeritus since 1982.
Professor, New School for Social Research, New York since 1984. Honorary degree (Stockholm) 1970, (Chicago) 1976, (East Anglia) 1982, (New School) 1982, York University, Canada 1986, University of Pisa 1987.
F. Social Research, Bard College. Honorary Foreign.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: British Academy. Member: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (foreign), American Academy Arts and Sciences.
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Married Marlene Schwarz, October 26, 1962. Children: Andrew John, Julia Natalie.
