List of Famous people with last name Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville

First Name Alexis

Last Name Tocqueville

Born on July 29, 1805

Died on April 16, 1859 (aged 53)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, colloquially known as Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analysed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science.

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Hippolyte Clérel de Tocqueville

First Name Hippolyte

Last Name Tocqueville

Born on November 1, 1797

Died on May 18, 1877 (aged 79)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Hervé Clérel de Tocqueville

First Name Hervé

Last Name Tocqueville

Born on August 3, 1772

Died on June 9, 1856 (aged 83)

Born in France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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René Clérel de Tocqueville

First Name René

Last Name Tocqueville

Born on September 1, 1834

Died on January 14, 1917 (aged 82)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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