Lamont, Corliss

Contributed to

The peoples of the Soviet Union
book chapter 1946

Summary: Corliss Lamont was an American socialist and humanist philosopher and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes. As a part of his political activities, he was the Chairman of National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, starting from the early 1940s. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1902-03-28 [2]
Birth Place: Englewood, NJ [2]; Englewood [5]
Died: 1995-04-26 [2]
Death Place: Ossining, NY [2]; Ossining [5]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: philosopher [5]; human rights activist [5]; politician [5]; writer [5]
Employer: Columbia University [5]
Educated at: Harvard University [5]; Columbia University [5]; New College [5]; The New School [5]; Phillips Exeter Academy [5]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [5]; United States [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. Wikidata

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