Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a prominent British Marxist historian born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 9, 1917, and passed away in London, UK on October 1, 2012. His extensive historiographical work includes significant books such as 'The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848', 'The Age of Capital: 1848-1875', and 'The Age of Empire: 1875–1914', which have contributed greatly to modern historical analysis.
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Meaning of the name - Eric
everlasting ruler, powerful ruler
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Place of Birth: Alexandria
Place of Death: London
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: King's College | Prinz-Heinrichs-Gymnasium | St Marylebone Grammar School
Occupation: music journalist | social historian | economic historian | university teacher | historian | writer
Spouses: Muriel Seaman | Marlene Hobsbawm
Children: Joss Bennathan | Julia Hobsbawm | Andy Hobsbawm
Employers: Birkbeck, University of London
Awards Received: honorary citizen of Vienna | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague | honorary doctor of the University of Girona | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna | Fellow of the British Academy | Deutscher Memorial Prize | Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding | Ernst Bloch Award | Medlicott Medal | Companion of Honour | Wolfson History Prize | Lionel Gelber Prize | Bochum Historian Prize | Balzan Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 9, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for June 9, 2026 |
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| Sun | 17 Gemini 58 | 18 Gemini 36 | 2 Libra 44 |
| Moon | 9 Aquarius 45 | 0 Aries 38 | 0 Aquarius 54 |
| Mercury | 24 Taurus 57 | 11 Cancer 55 | 19 Virgo 44 |
| Venus | 29 Gemini 44 | 25 Cancer 17 | 11 Scorpio 43 |
| Mars | 26 Taurus 6 | 15 Taurus 57 | 8 Leo 35 |
| Jupiter | 25 Taurus 17 | 25 Cancer 43 | 11 Gemini 14 |
| Saturn | 28 Cancer 56 | 12 Aries 47 | 12 Leo 2 |
| Uranus | 23 Aquarius 37 | 2 Gemini 34 | 20 Aquarius 12 |
| Neptune | 2 Leo 57 | 4 Aries 12 | 6 Leo 34 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 31 | 5 Aquarius 15 | 5 Cancer 30 |
| Rahu | 11 Capricorn 55 | 3 Pisces 43 | 6 Capricorn 9 |
| Ketu | 11 Cancer 55 | 3 Virgo 43 | 6 Cancer 9 |
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