Ernest Gellner
Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1925 to 1995 · aged 69
Ernest André Gellner was a French-born British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist. Central themes in his social thought included modernisation theory and nationalism, the latter of which he developed into a leading theory.
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!["Prague is a stunningly beautiful town, and during the first period of my exile, which was during the war, I constantly used to dream about it, in the literal sense: it was a strong longing."[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Prague_from_Klementinum.jpg/500px-Prague_from_Klementinum.jpg)
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His multicultural perspective allowed him to engage with the Western world, the Muslim world, and Russian civilization.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 1995 · aged 69
