Norman Geras (/ˈɡɛrəs/ GHERR-əs;[1] 25 August 1943 – 18 October 2013)[2] was a political theorist and Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Manchester. He contributed to an analysis of the works of Karl Marx in his book Marx and Human Nature[3] and the article "The Controversy About Marx and Justice". His "Seven Types of Obloquy: Travesties of Marxism", appeared in the Socialist Register in 1990.