Full Name: Thomas Hobbes.Nickname: Tommy.
Father: Thomas Hobbes Sr.
Mother: His mother's name is unknown.
Date of Birth: 5 April 1588.
Birth Place: Westport, Wiltshire, England.
Date of Death: 4 December 1679 (aged 91).
Death Place: Derbyshire, England.
Cause of Death: Stroke.
Remains: Buried, Churchyard in Ault Hucknall, England
Religion: Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Education: Hertford College, Oxford (1603 – 1608)
Occupation: Philosopher, Sociologist
Region: Western Philosophers
Nationality: England
Main Interests: Political Philosophy, History, Ethics, Geometry.
Notable Ideas: Modern founder of the social contract tradition; Life in the state of nature.
Influenced: All subsequent Western political philosophy; John Locke, David Hume, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Gottfried Leibniz.
Major Writing: Leviathan (1651), Human Nature and DeCorpore Politico (1640), The Elements of Law Natural and Politic (1640), De Cive (Latin), Ecclesiasticall and Civil and De Corpore (Latin).
English philosopher and sociologist Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4
December 1679) is best known for his works on political philosophy. His
famous work Leviathan was published in 1651, a sort of political
treatise which referred to the natural existence of human beings as
"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."
Childhood & Early Life: Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 in Westport near Malmesbury,
Wiltshire, England. His father, Thomas Hobbes Sr. was the vicar of
Charlton and Westport. His mother's name is unknown. His childhood is
almost a complete blank. His father left the 3 siblings to be taken care
of their elder brother. Hobbes was educated at Westport church from the
age of four and then at a private school, Malmesbury School. In 1603,
He entered Magdalen Hall. In 1608, Hobbes gained a bachelor's degree and
becomes tutor to the son of William Cavendish. In 1610, he went abroad
on a tour of France and Italy. After returning, living in London
afforded him opportunities of becoming acquainted with Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ben Jonson and the other distinguished men of the time. In 1628, the English translation of Thucydides
got published. In 1629, Became a tutor for the son of Sir Gervase
Clinton. In 1634, he visited Paris and on this occasion, he met Marin
Mersenne. He came back to England in 1637.
Later Life & Death: In 1640 political turmoil compelled him to leave England for France
where he continued to associate with scholars and scientists of Europe
including Galileo and René Descartes. In 1640, he published a short treatise named The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic. Hobbes suffered from a serious illness in 1647. Later he was published, Leviathan (1651), De Cive (1651), De Homine (1657), and De Corpore (1665). His last words were a translation of Homer
and History of the Civil Wars. In 1672, completed his own
autobiography. He died on 4 December 1679 and he was buried at
Churchyard in Ault Hucknall, England.
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