Roger Boesche | |
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| Born | January 24, 1948 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Political theorist |
| Employer | Occidental College |
| Spouse | Mandy Boesche |
Roger Boesche (January 24, 1948 – May 23, 2017) was an American political theorist. He was the Arthur G. Coons Distinguished Professor of theHistory of ideas atOccidental College.
Roger Boesche was born on January 24, 1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1][2] He graduated fromStanford University, where he earned a PhD in political science.[1][2]
Boesche taught American and European political thought at Occidental College from 1977 to 2017.[1] He was promoted to an endowed chair: the Arthur G. Coons Distinguished Professor of the History of Ideas.[3] One of his students was PresidentBarack Obama.[1] He served as the president of Occidental College's faculty council from 1990 to 1992, and he won the Loftsgordon Award, the Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award, and the Linda and Todd White Teaching Prize.[3] Boesche also played a role in Occidental College'sdisinvestment from South Africa.[2]
Boesche was the author of several books, three of which were aboutAlexis de Tocqueville.
Boesche met his future wife, Mandy, at aVietnam War protest.[1] She later taught atThe Waverly School and Westridge School.[1] They resided inEagle Rock, Los Angeles, and they had a daughter, Kelsey, who became an opera singer.[1]
Boesche died on May 23, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]
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