Jacob Talmon
Persons, originating from Poland

Jacob Talmon

Born: June 14, 1916 in Rypin, Poland
Died: June 16, 1980 in Jerusalem

Jacob Leib Talmon was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been categorised as a 'Cold War liberal' because of the anti-Marxism which permeates his main works. He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism. He coined the terms Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messianism.
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