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Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis Charles-Henri-Maurice Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville (;[4]French: [alɛgzi də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French diplomat, political scientist and historian.
He was best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution.
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Life
[change | change source]Tocqueville was born in July 29, 1805 in Paris, France to a political family. His great grandfather, Chrétien de Malesherbes, was his political model and his father was a loyal royalist prefect and became a peer of France by King Charles X in 1827.[5]
As a young man, he became an apprentice magistrate.
Preparing for his career in politics, he observed confrontations between the Conservatives and Liberals. François Guizot's lectures was a huge influence on him. He also became a close friend of Gustave de Beaumont.[5]
The 1830 July Revolution had a huge impa
