Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, sociologist, political scientist, political philosopher, and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the... Wikipedia
Born: July 29, 1805, Paris, France
Died: April 16, 1859 (age 53 years), Cannes, France
Influenced by: Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Aristotle, and more
Party: Movement Party
Influenced: John Stuart Mill, Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, and more
Previous offices: Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France (1849–1849), Deputy of the French National Assembly (1848–1851), and Deputy of the French National Assembly (1839–1848)
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