Eric Voegelin

Eric Voegelin
Born
Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin

(1901-01-03)January 3, 1901
DiedJanuary 19, 1985(1985-01-19) (aged 84)
Education
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Doctoral advisorHans Kelsen
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolPerennial philosophy
Main interests
Notable ideas

Eric Voegelin (born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, German: [ˈføːgəliːn]; January 3, 1901 – January 19, 1985) was a German-American political philosopher. He was born in Cologne, and educated in political science at the University of Vienna, where he became an associate professor of political science in the law faculty. In 1938, he and his wife fled from the Nazi forces which had entered Vienna. They emigrated to the United States, where they became citizens in 1944. He spent most of his academic career at Louisiana State University, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.