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Christopher Hitchens

English American author and journalist (1949-2011) · United Kingdom · Writers · Died at 62

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Christopher Eric Hitchens was a British and American author and journalist. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker.

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2012LennonOno Grant for PeaceAward2011Died15 December 2011Richard Dawkins AwardAward2007Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAwardGreat Immigrants AwardAward1991Lannan Literary AwardsAward1949Born13 April 1949

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LennonOno Grant for Peace2012
Richard Dawkins Award2011
Emperor Has No Clothes Award2007
Great Immigrants Award2007
Lannan Literary Awards1991
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay

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Christopher Eric Hitchens was a British and American author and journalist. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker. His epistemological razor, which states that "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence", is used in philosophy and law.

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2011 · aged 62

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