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My Take
Larry Diamond is the sort of scholar whose importance you only appreciate over time. As a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, he has devoted decades to studying democracy itself, how freedom takes root, falters, and gets defended. That work is unglamorous, but it touches the foundations of how societies hold together, and his 2023 election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences reflects that. I respect researchers who resist chasing trends and instead wrestle with the same hard question for a lifetime. The people quietly underwriting our civic life are often exactly these patient, unflashy minds, and Diamond is one of them.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Larry J. Diamond
- Name (Japanese)
- ラリー・ダイアモンド
- Reading
- らりー・だいあもんど
- Born
- January 1, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- United States, United States
- Occupation
- journalist / sociologist / political scientist / university teacher
2. Background
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Anonymous Friends University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
- 2023 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Larry J. Diamond born?
Born January 1, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Larry J. Diamond from?
Larry J. Diamond is from United States, United States.
What does Larry J. Diamond do?
Larry J. Diamond works as journalist, sociologist, political scientist, university teacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.