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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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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan