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Also Known As Allan David Bloom
Born September 14, 1930 • Indianapolis • Indiana
Died October 7, 1992 (aged 62) • Chicago • Illinois
Notable Works “The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today’s Students”
Subjects Of Study higher education
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