Sheldon Wolin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sheldon Wolin

American political philosopher

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 21-Oct-2015

Profession: writer, political scientist, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sheldon Sanford Wolin (; August 4, 1922 – October 21, 2015) was an American political theorist and writer on contemporary politics.
A political theorist for fifty years, Wolin became Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, where he taught from 1973 to 1987.During a teaching career which spanned more than forty years, Wolin also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz, Oberlin College, Oxford University, Cornell University, and University of California, Los Angeles.
He was a notable teacher of undergraduate and particularly graduate students, serving as a mentor to many students who themselves became prominent scholars and teachers of political theory.