Eric Hobsbawm

Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, CH, FBA, FRSL (9 Juin 1917 – 1 October 2012) wis ane o the maist prominent 20t century Breetish an Warld historians o the Marxist schuil of thocht. Ootthrou his life he rcontinued tae be a confirmed memmer o the Breetish Communist Pairty. His best-kent warks include his trilogy aboot the lang 19t yearhunner (The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875; The Age of Empire: 1875–1914), The Age of Extremes on the short 20t century; an an editit vollum which introduced the influential idea o "inventit traditions".

Eric Hobsbawm CH FRSL FBA
Hobsbawm in 2011
Born	Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm 9 Juin 1917 Alexandria, Sultanate o Egypt
Dee'd	1 October 2012(2012-10-01) (aged 95) Lunnon, Ingland
Thrift	Historian, social theorist an author
Ceetizenship	Breetish
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Genre	Warld history, Wastren history
Notable warks	The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875, The Age of Empire: 1875–1914, The Age of Extremes: 1914–1991, Bandits, Echoes of the Marseillaise
Spoose	Muriel Seaman (m. 1943; div. 1951) Marlene Schwartz (m. 1962)
Bairns	Joshua Bennathan, Julia an Andy Hobsbawm

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• Historian Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95, BBC News UK, 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.