Eric Voegelin (born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, 1901–1985) was a German-American political philosopher. He was born in Cologne, and educated in political science at the University of Vienna, where he became an associate professor of political science in the law faculty. In 1938 he and his wife fled from the Nazi forces which had entered Vienna. They emigrated to the United States, where they became citizens in 1944. He spent most of his academic career at Louisiana State University, the University of Munich and the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
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3 January 1901 Cologne, Germany
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19 January 1985 (aged 84) Stanford, California, United States
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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