Larry Siedentop

Sir Larry Siedentop
Siedentop in 2013
Born
Larry Alan Siedentop

(1936-05-24)24 May 1936
Died13 June 2024(2024-06-13) (aged 88)
Nationality
  • American
  • British
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Limits of Enlightenment (1966)
Doctoral advisorIsaiah Berlin
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplinePolitical philosophy
Institutions
Notable worksDemocracy in Europe (2000)
Inventing the Individual (2014)

Sir Larry Alan Siedentop CBE (24 May 1936 – 13 June 2024) was an American-born British political philosopher with a special interest in 19th-century French liberalism. He was the author of Democracy in Europe (2000) and Inventing the Individual (2014) and an occasional contributor to several major British daily newspapers, including the Financial Times and The Times.


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