Russell Kirk

Russell Kirk
Kirk in 1962
Born	Russell Amos Kirk (1918-10-19)October 19, 1918 Plymouth, Michigan, U.S.
Died	April 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 75) Mecosta, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Michigan State University (BA) Duke University (MA) University of St Andrews (DLitt)
Notable work	The Conservative Mind Roots of American Order
Spouse	Annette Courtemanche ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	4
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Traditionalist conservatism American conservatism
Main interests	Politics, history, fiction
Website	kirkcenter.org

Russell Amos Kirk (October 19, 1918 – April 29, 1994)^[1] was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and author, known for his influence on 20th-century American conservatism. His 1953 book The Conservative Mind gave shape to the postwar conservative movement in the U.S. It traced the development of conservative thought in the Anglo-American tradition, giving special importance to the ideas of Edmund Burke. Kirk was considered the chief proponent of traditionalist conservatism. He was also an accomplished author of Gothic and ghost story fiction. He is often considered one of the most significant conservative men of letters of the twentieth century.