Paul Hirst

Paul Hirst
Born
Paul Quentin Hirst

(1946-05-20)20 May 1946
Holbeton, England
Died17 June 2003(2003-06-17) (aged 57)
London, England
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic advisorsThomas Bottomore
Influences
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
School or tradition
InstitutionsBirkbeck College, London
InfluencedKeith Jenkins

Paul Quentin Hirst (1946–2003) was a British sociologist and political theorist. He became Professor of Social Theory at Birkbeck College, London, in 1985 and held the post until his death from a stroke and brain haemorrhage.