Jacob Talmon

Jacob Leib Talmon
יעקב טלמון
Born(1916-06-14)14 June 1916
Died16 June 1980(1980-06-16) (aged 64)
Nationality Israel
OccupationHistorian
Awards

Jacob Leib Talmon (Hebrew: יעקב טלמון; June 14, 1916 – June 16, 1980) was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism. He coined the terms "totalitarian democracy" and "Messianic democracy/political Messianism".