Walter Laqueur

Walter Laqueur
Born(1921-05-26)26 May 1921
Breslau, Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic
Died30 September 2018(2018-09-30) (aged 97)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Historian and political commentator
AwardsGuggenheim Memorial Foundation (1970),
Inter Nationes (1984),
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1985),
Ph.D. h.c. mult.

Walter Ze'ev Laqueur (26 May 1921 – 30 September 2018) was a German-born American historian, journalist, political commentator, and Holocaust survivor. He was an influential scholar on the subjects of terrorism and political violence.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Bruce (2011). "In Celebration of Walter Laqueur's 90th Birthday: Reflections on His Contributions to the Study of Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 34 (9): 667–671. doi:10.1080/1057610x.2011.594942. ISSN 1057-610X. S2CID 108760988.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Bruce (2 November 2018). "Walter Laqueur, 26 May 1921–30 September 2018". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 41 (11): 847–849. doi:10.1080/1057610x.2018.1532175. ISSN 1057-610X.
  3. ^ Aziza, Benjamin (3 December 2018). "Walter Laqueur, 1921-2018: A Remembrance and Appreciation". Georgetown Security Studies Review. Retrieved 30 September 2024.