Isaiah Berlin

Isaiah Berlin

(1909–1997) historian United Kingdom

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Isaiah Berlin (1909–1997) was a United Kingdom historian, known for Two Concepts of Liberty.

About Isaiah Berlin

Sir Isaiah Berlin was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas. Although he became increasingly averse to writing for publication, his improvised lectures and talks were sometimes recorded and transcribed, and many of his spoken words were converted into published essays and books, both by himself and by others, especially by his principal editor from 1974, Henry Hardy.

Known for:

Two Concepts of Liberty

Notable works:

The hedgehog and the fox

Awards:

Order of Merit|Jerusalem Prize|Knight Bachelor|Erasmus Prize|Benjamin E. Lippincott Award|Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Fellow of the British Academy|honorary doctor of Harvard University|Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna|honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge|Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford|honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|honorary doctor of the University of Athens|Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto

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