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Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm (; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" (The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914) and the "short 20th century" (The Age of Extremes), and an edited volume that introduced the influential idea of "invented traditions". A life-long Marxist, his socio-political convictions influenced the character of his work.Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and spent his childhood mainly in Vienna and Berlin. Following the death of his parents and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, Hobsbawm moved to London with his adoptive family. After serving in the Second World War, he obtained his PhD in history at the University of Cambridge. In 1998, he was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour. He was president of Birkbeck, University of London, from 2002 until his death. In 2003, he received the Balzan Prize for European History since 1900, "for his brilliant analysis of the troubled history of 20th century Europe and for his ability to combine in-depth historical research with great literary talent."
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GenderMale
Birthday1917-06-09
Deathday2012-10-01 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceAlexandria, Egypt
ChildrenJoss Bennathan, Julia Hobsbawm, Andy Hobsbawm
FatherLeopold Percy Hobsbaum
MotherNelly Hobsbaum
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesVienna · Villa Seutter, Austria, London, United Kingdom, Berlin, Germany
AwardsCompanion of Honour, Wolfson History Prize, Lionel Gelber Prize, Fellow of the British Academy, Medlicott Medal, honorary citizen of Vienna, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Deutscher Memorial Prize, Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding, Ernst Bloch Award, Bochum Historian Prize, Balzan Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, honorary doctor of the University of Girona, honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague
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