Jacob Talmon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacob Talmon

Polish-born Israeli historian; Professor of Modern History; studied Cold War and totalitarianism; anti-Marxist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1916

Place of Birth: Rypin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1980

Profession: writer, historian, pedagogue, political scientist, university teacher, historian of the modern age

Nationality: Poland, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jacob Leib Talmon (Hebrew: ???? ?????; June 14, 1916 – June 16, 1980) was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He has been categorised as a 'Cold War liberal' because of the anti-Marxism which permeates his main works. He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism.
He coined the terms "totalitarian democracy" and "Messianic democracy/political Messianism".