Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis Charles-Henri-Maurice Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville (/ˈtoʊkvɪl, ˈtɒk-/;[4] French: [alɛgzi də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French diplomat, political scientist and historian. He was best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856).
Alexis de Tocqueville | |
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 1850 portrait by Théodore Chassériau | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2 June 1849 – 30 October 1849 | |
| Prime Minister | Odilon Barrot |
| Preceded by | Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse de Rayneval |
| Member of the National Assembly for Manche | |
| In office 25 April 1848 – 3 December 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Léonor-Joseph Havin |
| Succeeded by | Hervé de Kergorlay |
| Constituency | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Manche | |
| In office 7 March 1839 – 23 April 1848 | |
| Preceded by | Jules Polydore Le Marois |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel-Joseph Laumondais |
| Constituency | Valognes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville 29 July 1805 Paris, French Empire |
| Died | 16 April 1859 (aged 53) Cannes, French Empire |
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
| Political party | Movement Party[1][2] (1839–1848) Party of Order (1848–1851) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Mottley (m. 1835; died 1859) |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Profession | Historian, magistrate, jurist |
Philosophy career | |
| Notable work | Democracy in America (1835) The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856) |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Liberal conservatism[3] |
Main interests | History, political philosophy, sociology |
Notable ideas | Voluntary association, mutual liberty, soft despotism |
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References
- Boucaud-Victoire, Kévin (2017). La guerre des gauches. Editions du Cerf.
- Véricour, Louis Raymond (1848). Modern French Literature. Gould, Kendall and Lincoln. p. 104.
- Lakoff, Sandoff (1998). "Tocqueville, Burke, and the Origins of Liberal Conservatism". The Review of Politics. 60(3): 435–464. doi:10.1017/S003467050002742X
- "Tocqueville". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
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