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Ernest Gellner

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Ernest Gellner was a French-born British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist, born in 1925, whose central themes included modernisation theory and nationalism, the latter of which he developed into a leading theory of nationalism. His multicultural perspective let him engage with both the Western world and the Muslim world. He died in 1995. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1925-12-09 1
Birth Year
1925 1
Death Date
1995-11-05 1
Death Year
1995 1
Birthplace
Paris, France 1
Death Place
Prague, Czech Republic 1
Defining Contribution
Gellner's theory of nationalism 1
Notable Work
Words and Things 1
Sources
1. Ernest Gellner (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Ernest Andre Gellner was a French-born British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist.
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1925-12-09
  • Infobox, birth_date (year)
    1925-12-09
  • Infobox, death_date
    1995-11-05
  • Infobox, death_date (year)
    1995-11-05
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Paris, France
  • Infobox, death_place
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • Lead section, first book sentence
    Words and Things
  • Lead section, nationalism sentence
    Gellner's theory of nationalism
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