Bryan Magee

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Bryan Magee
Magee in 1987
Born	(1930-04-12)12 April 1930 Hoxton, London, England
Died	26 July 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 89) Headington, Oxford, England
Education	Christ's Hospital Keble College, Oxford
Spouse	Ingrid Söderlund ​ ​ (m. 1954, divorced)​
Children	1
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Revival of transcendental idealism[1]
Main interests	Metaphysics, epistemology, history of philosophy
Member of Parliament for Leyton
In office 28 February 1974 – 13 May 1983
Preceded by	Patrick Gordon Walker
Succeeded by	Harry Cohen
Personal details
Political party	Labour Party (1958–1982) Social Democratic Party (1982–1983)

Bryan Edgar Magee (/məˈɡiː/; 12 April 1930 – 26 July 2019) was a British philosopher, broadcaster, politician and author, best known for bringing philosophy to a popular audience.