Roger Boesche was an American political theorist.
11 Facts About Roger Boesche
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Roger Boesche was the Arthur G Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of ideas at Occidental College.
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Roger Boesche was born on January 24,1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Roger Boesche graduated from Stanford University, where he earned a PhD in political science.
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Roger Boesche was promoted to an endowed chair: the Arthur G Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of Ideas.
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Roger Boesche served as the president of Occidental College's faculty council from 1990 to 1992, and he won the Loftsgordon Award, the Graham L Sterling Memorial Award, and the Linda and Todd White Teaching Prize.
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Roger Boesche played a role in Occidental College's disinvestment from South Africa.
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Roger Boesche was the author of several books, three of which were about Alexis de Tocqueville.
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Roger Boesche met his future wife, Mandy, at a Vietnam War protest.
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Roger Boesche later taught at The Waverly School and Westridge School.
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Roger Boesche died on May 23,2017, in Los Angeles, California.