Allan Bloom

Allan Bloom

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1930 - 1992

Occupation

Academic

Description

Professor of Philosophy at Cornell, University of Toronto, Yale, and Chicago, with a focus on standards of education. Notable books include 'The Closing of the American Mind' (1987). Translator of Plato. Died of AIDS.

See Also

• LGBTQ Philosophers and Teachers of Philosophy
• Greek Philosophers and their LGBTQ Scholars
• Translators Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/69980/Allan-Bloom
• http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097121,00.html
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-allan-bloom-1556931.html

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