Philosopher. Born in Riga, now Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire. The revolution of 1917 affected his father's business and the family moved to Britain where Berlin became the first Jew to be elected to a prize fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford; became the founding president of Wolfson College, Oxford; and from 1957 to 1967, served as the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford. For his service to the country he was knighted in 1957. His wife's name was Aline Halban.
Philosopher. Born in Riga, now Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire. The revolution of 1917 affected his father's business and the family moved to Britain where Berlin became the first Jew to be elected to a prize fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford; became the founding president of Wolfson College, Oxford; and from 1957 to 1967, served as the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford. For his service to the country he was knighted in 1957. His wife's name was Aline Halban.
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