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Biography of John Rawls
21. Feb 1921 – 24. Nov 2002(81 years)Died in:Lexington, Middlesex County
American political philosopher
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Margaret Warfield Fox
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John Rawls (* 21. February 1921 in Baltimore; † 24. November 2002 in Lexington) was an american political philosopher. He was 81 years old. He was married to Margaret Warfield Fox. His education included Princeton University, Kent School and Calvert School. He received 6 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, National Humanities Medal. He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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11 Events1921
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
1939
Princeton University
Doctor of Philosophy · until 1950
1949
Married Margaret Warfield Fox
1953
Cornell University
assistant professor · until 1959
1960
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
until 1962
1962
Harvard University
until 1991
1964
Guggenheim Fellowship
1972
Ralph Waldo Emerson Award
A Theory of Justice
1999
National Humanities Medal
1999
Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy
2002