Harold Laski

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British Economist Harold Laski was born Harold Joseph Laski on 30th June, 1893 in Manchester, England, UK and passed away on 24th Mar 1950 London, England, UK aged 56. He is most remembered for chairman of the British Labour Party during 1945–1946. His zodiac sign is Cancer.

Harold Laski is a member of the following lists: Alumni of New College, Oxford, 1893 births and English socialists.

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First Name	Harold
Middle Name	Joseph
Last Name	Laski
Full Name at Birth	Harold Joseph Laski
Alternative Name	Professor Harold Laski, Chairman of the British Labour Party, Professor and Chair of Political Science at the London School of Economics, Harold J. Laski
Birthday	30th June, 1893
Birthplace	Manchester, England, UK
Died	24th March, 1950
Place of Death	London, England, UK
Cause of Death	Influenza
Buried	Golders Green Crematorium, London Borough of Barnet, England
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Distinctive Feature	Laski was always a Zionist at heart and always felt himself a part of the Jewish nation, although he viewed traditional Jewish religion as restrictive..., He failed his medical eligibility tests and thus missed fighting in World War I..., "Laski was a gifted lecturer, but he would alienate his audience by humiliating people who asked questions. However, he was liked by his students, and was especially influential among Asian and African students who attended the LSE"..., Describing Laski's teaching approach, Kingsley Martin wrote in 1968: "He was still in his late twenties and looked like a schoolboy. His lectures on the history of political ideas were brilliant, eloquent, and delivered without notes"..., His marriage to Frida Kerry, a gentile and eight years his senior, antagonised his family. He also repudiated his faith in Judaism, claiming that reason prevented him from believing in God..., Professor Laski was a Socialist, and believed that free markets and economies meant war and that socialism and planned economies meant peace...
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Atheist
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	British
High School	Manchester Grammar School
University	New College, Oxford (History; 1914)
Occupation Text	political theorist, economist, professor, author, chairman of the British Labour Party
Occupation	Economist
Claim to Fame	chairman of the British Labour Party during 1945–1946
Music Genre (Text)	Economics, History, Political Science, Political Economy, Political Theory, Marxism
Associated Acts	The Labour Party, The London School of Economics

Harold Joseph Laski (30 June 1893 – 24 March 1950) was an English political theorist and economist. He was active in politics and served as the chairman of the British Labour Party during 1945–1946, and was a professor at the London School of Economics from 1926 to 1950. He first promoted pluralism, emphasising the importance of local voluntary communities such as trade unions. After 1930 he shifted to a Marxist emphasis on class conflict and the need for a workers' revolution, which he hinted might be violent. Laski's position angered Labour leaders who promised a nonviolent democratic transformation. Laski's position on democracy came under further attack from Winston Churchill in the 1945 general election and the Labour party had to disavow Laski, its chairman.

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