James Burnham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Burnham

American philosopher

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1905

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1987

Profession: economist, political scientist, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Burnham (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American philosopher and political theorist.
Burnham was a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s, as well as a well-known isolationist.
In later years Burnham left Marxism and became a public intellectual of the American conservative movement.
His book The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, speculated on the fate of capitalism.
Burnham was also an editor and a regular contributor to the American conservative publication National Review on a variety of topics.