death_place death_date birth_place awards nationality birth_date genre article_title name occupation
san francisco , u.s. 21 may 1983 new york city , u.s. presidential medal of freedom , 1983 american 25 july 1898 social psychology , political science eric hoffer
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eric hoffer

eric hoffer -lrb- july 25 , 1898 -- may 21 , 1983 -rrb- was an american moral and social philosopher .
he was the author of ten books and was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in february 1983 .
his first book , `` the true believer '' -lrb- 1951 -rrb- , was widely recognized as a classic , receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen , although hoffer believed that `` the ordeal of change '' was his finest work .
