Conor Cruise O'Brien (3 November 1917 – 18 December 2008) was an Irish politician, writer and academic. Although his opinion on the role of Britain in Northern Ireland changed over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, he continued throughout his life to acknowledge values of, as he saw, two irreconcilable traditions. He retained a radical outlook, yet his career took a left...
Date of birth:
- Nov 3, 1917
Country of nationality:
Date of death:
- Dec 18, 2008
Also known as:
- The Cruiser
