15 Facts About Richard Popkin

Richard Henry Popkin was an American academic philosopher who specialized in the history of enlightenment philosophy and early modern anti-dogmatism.

Richard Popkin was born in Manhattan to author Zelda Popkin and her husband Louis Popkin, who together ran a small public relations firm.

Richard Popkin earned his bachelor's degree and, in 1950, his Ph.

Richard Popkin taught at American universities, including the University of Connecticut, The University of Iowa, Harvey Mudd College, the University of California, San Diego, Washington University in St Louis, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Richard Popkin was visiting professor at University of California Berkeley, Brandeis University, Duke University, Emory University, Tel Aviv University, and was Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York.

Richard Popkin was the founding director of the International Archives of the History of Ideas.

Richard Popkin was president emeritus and founding editor of the Journal of the History of Philosophy.

Richard Popkin spent his later years living in Pacific Palisades, California.

Richard Popkin died of emphysema in Los Angeles in April 2005.

Richard Popkin's papers have been archived at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA.

Margaret Richard Popkin was a prominent civil rights lawyer and activist, known particularly for her work in El Salvador during the civil war of the 1980s.

Richard Popkin published many textbooks on philosophy, some with Avrum Stroll.

Richard Popkin was editor and translator of selections from Pierre Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary.

Richard Popkin published two autobiographical writings: Intellectual Autobiography: Warts and All in The Sceptical Mode in Modern Philosophy.

Richard Popkin's theory was that a look-alike of Lee Harvey Oswald was the actual assassin of Kennedy.