Ronald Hamowy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Hamowy

historian

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 08-Sep-2012

Profession: historian

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ronald Hamowy (; April 17, 1937 – September 8, 2012) was a Canadian academic, known primarily for his contributions to political and social academic fields.
At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus of Intellectual History at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Hamowy was closely associated with the political ideology of libertarianism and his writings and scholarship place particular emphasis on individual liberty and the limits of state action in a free society.
He is associated with a number of prominent American libertarian organizations. Hamowy was personally acquainted, to varying degrees, with many leading classical liberal and libertarian thinkers who lived during the latter half of the 20th century.