Paul Hirst
Paul Hirst | |
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| Born | Paul Quentin Hirst 20 May 1946 Holbeton, England |
| Died | 17 June 2003 (aged 57) London, England |
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| Academic advisors | Thomas Bottomore |
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| Institutions | Birkbeck College, London |
| Influenced | Keith 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.