• Political Scientist Benedict Anderson has become one of the most influential thinkers in the social sciences. His 1983 book “Imagined Communities” became...
  • Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States.
  • Benedict Anderson was a brilliant scholar whose work was animated by a deep commitment to human emancipation.
  • The scholar of nationalism and author of ‘Imagined Communities’ has died at the age of 79.
  • Biography. Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson was born on August 26, 1936 in Kunming, China to James O’Gorman and Veronica Beatrice Mary Anderson.
  • Benedict Anderson was an Irish political scientist, best known for his influential work on the origins of nationalism. Anderson’s family heritage crosses national lines.