Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke was an 18th-century Irish statesman, political theorist, and philosopher widely regarded as the intellectual father of modern conservatism.

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instanceOf Irish person
human
member of parliament
orator
political philosopher
political theorist
statesman
writer
birthDate 1729-01-12
birthPlace Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
deathDate 1797-07-09
deathPlace Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
Kingdom of Great Britain
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
ethnicOrigin Irish Catholic family background
familyName Edmund Burke self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burke
fieldOfWork aesthetics
political philosophy
rhetoric
givenName Edmund
ideology Liberalism
surface form: classical liberalism

conservatism
influenced Friedrich Hayek
Michael Oakeshott
Russell Kirk
modern conservatism
influencedBy British constitutional tradition
knownFor being regarded as the intellectual father of modern conservatism
critique of the French Revolution
defense of the American colonies in the British Parliament
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
name Edmund Burke self-link
nationality Irish
notableWork A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Speech on Conciliation with America
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents
occupation author
orator
philosopher
political theorist
politician
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Bristol
Member of Parliament for Malton
Member of Parliament for Wendover
religion Church of England
spouse Jane Nugent

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Rockingham Whig hasMember Edmund Burke
Robert Nisbet influencedBy Edmund Burke
Russell Kirk influencedBy Edmund Burke
The Conservative Mind influencedBy Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke name Edmund Burke self-link
Burke County, Georgia namedAfter Edmund Burke
Richard Price opposedBy Edmund Burke
Warren Hastings prosecutedBy Edmund Burke