Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, usually known as just Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, sociologist, political scientist, political philosopher, and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America... Wikipedia
Born: July 29, 1805, Paris, France
Died: April 16, 1859 (age 53 years), Cannes, France
Influenced by: Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, and more
Grandparents: Catherine Antoinette de Damas and Bernard Bonaventure Clérel de Tocqueville
Great-grandparents: Louis Alexandre de Damas, Comte de Crux, Marquis de Menou and Marie Louise de Menou
Influenced: John Stuart Mill, Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, and more
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