Kenneth minogue biography

  • Kenneth Robert Minogue (September 11, 1930 – June 28, 2013) was an Australian academic and political theorist.
  • Kenneth Robert Minogue was an Australian academic and political theorist.
  • Kenneth Minogue (September 11, 1930 – June 28, 2013) was an emeritus professor of political science at the London School of Economics.

    • •

    Papers of Kenneth Minogue

    Skip to content

    Object type Manuscript / MunimentRecord level Collection

    Details

    ID
    ms39079
    Title
    Papers of Kenneth Minogue
    Description
    The main series of papers relating to Minogue's academic work and research are arranged, as upon arrival, in approximate chronological order with files of mixed draft essays, articles, lectures, correspondence, notes, journal entries and ephemera. These files, in particular from the 1960s to the 1970s, include papers and correspondence relating to LSE administrative matters, with sections of papers on student unrest and the movement for student participation in LSE's governance. There are also clippings from the LSE student newspaper 'The Beaver', which was critical of Minogue as an outspoken opponent of Marxism, as well as some correspondence with The Beaver's editorial staff. On the subject of the LSE student unrest there is an additional later correspondence between Minogue and John A. G. Griffiths on recol
  • kenneth minogue biography

    • •

    Professor Kenneth Minogue

    Sadly Prof Kenneth Monogue has died. Born in New Zealand and educated in Australia, he taught at the LSE since 1959, eventually being appointed Emeritus Professor of Political Theory. He fought tirelessly and bravely for freedom at a time when it mattered most, and has a huge range of scholarly works to his credit, including "The Liberal Mind," "Nationalism," and "Alien Powers - The Pure Theory of Ideology." He made an important contribution to the understanding of ideologies, and took apart some once-popular ones with forensic skill.

    He was a good friend and supporter of the Adam Smith Institute, along with other right-thinking think tanks. We knew him personally for over 35 years and enjoyed his wit and charm as well as his insight. He often attended ASI functions and was widely liked and admired by our members.

    He was 82 when he died, having just attended and delivered a paper at a successful conference of the Mont Peleri

    •

    Kenneth Minogue

    Australian political theorist (1930–2013)

    Kenneth Robert Minogue (September 11, 1930 – June 28, 2013) was an Australian academic and political theorist. Long residing in the United Kingdom, Minogue was a prominent part of the intellectual life of British conservatism.

    Associated for much of his career with the London School of Economics, where he was Professor of Political Science from 1984 to 1995, he was described as a central figure in a group of prominent conservative philosophers and commentators at the LSE that included Maurice Cranston, Elie Kedourie, and William Letwin.[1]

    Biography

    [edit]

    Minogue was born on 11 September 1930 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.[1] He was educated in Australia, attending Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney.[1] Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts grad in 1950, his time there was influenced bygd John Anderson, who had built up a reputation on campus for his firm belief in f