Roger Boesche (January 24, 1948 – May 23, 2017) was an American political theorist. He was the Arthur G. Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of ideas at Occidental College.
Roger Boesche was born on January 24, 1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1][2] He graduated from Stanford University, where he earned a PhD in political science.[1][2]
Careeredit
Boesche taught American and European political thought at Occidental College from 1977 to 2017.[1] He was promoted to an endowed chair: the Arthur G. Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of Ideas.[3] One of his students was President Barack Obama.[1] He served as the president of Occidental College's faculty council from 1990 to 1992, and he won the Loftsgordon Award, the Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award, and the Linda and Todd White Teaching Prize.[3] Boesche also played a role in Occidental College's disinvestment from South Africa.[2]
Boesche was the author of several books, three of which were about Alexis de Tocqueville.
Boesche died on May 23, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]
Worksedit
Alexis de Tocqueville: Selected Letters on Politics and Society (1985)
The Strange Liberalism of Alexis de Tocqueville (1987)
Theories of Tyranny: From Plato to Arendt (1996)
The First Great Political Realist: Kautilya and His Arthashastra (2002)
Tocqueville's Road Map: Methodology, Liberalism, Revolution, and Despotism (2006)
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghKim, Victoria (May 24, 2017). "Roger Boesche, Oxy professor who sparked Obama's interest in politics, dies at 69". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
^ abcd"Roger Boesche, Professor Who Stirred Obama's Interest in Politics, Dies at 69". The New York Times. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
^ ab"Roger Boesche". Occidental College. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
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roger, boesche, january, 1948, 2017, american, political, theorist, arthur, coons, distinguished, professor, history, ideas, occidental, college, bornjanuary, 1948tulsa, oklahomadiedmay, 2017, 2017, aged, angeles, californiaalma, materstanford, universityoccup. Roger Boesche January 24 1948 May 23 2017 was an American political theorist He was the Arthur G Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of ideas at Occidental College Roger BoescheBornJanuary 24 1948Tulsa OklahomaDiedMay 23 2017 2017 05 23 aged 69 Los Angeles CaliforniaAlma materStanford UniversityOccupationPolitical theoristEmployerOccidental CollegeSpouseMandy Boesche Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Works 6 ReferencesEarly life editRoger Boesche was born on January 24 1948 in Tulsa Oklahoma 1 2 He graduated from Stanford University where he earned a PhD in political science 1 2 Career editBoesche taught American and European political thought at Occidental College from 1977 to 2017 1 He was promoted to an endowed chair the Arthur G Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of Ideas 3 One of his students was President Barack Obama 1 He served as the president of Occidental College s faculty council from 1990 to 1992 and he won the Loftsgordon Award the Graham L Sterling Memorial Award and the Linda and Todd White Teaching Prize 3 Boesche also played a role in Occidental College s disinvestment from South Africa 2 Boesche was the author of several books three of which were about Alexis de Tocqueville Personal life editBoesche met his future wife Mandy at a Vietnam War protest 1 She later taught at The Waverly School and Westridge School 1 They resided in Eagle Rock Los Angeles and they had a daughter Kelsey who became an opera singer 1 Death editBoesche died on May 23 2017 in Los Angeles California 1 2 Works editAlexis de Tocqueville Selected Letters on Politics and Society 1985 The Strange Liberalism of Alexis de Tocqueville 1987 Theories of Tyranny From Plato to Arendt 1996 The First Great Political Realist Kautilya and His Arthashastra 2002 Tocqueville s Road Map Methodology Liberalism Revolution and Despotism 2006 References edit a b c d e f g h Kim Victoria May 24 2017 Roger Boesche Oxy professor who sparked Obama s interest in politics dies at 69 The Los Angeles Times Retrieved May 25 2017 a b c d Roger Boesche Professor Who Stirred Obama s Interest in Politics Dies at 69 The New York Times May 25 2017 Retrieved May 26 2017 a b Roger Boesche Occidental College Retrieved May 25 2017 nbsp This Oklahoma related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Boesche amp oldid 1143320521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
