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Born on June 9, 1917, Eric Hobsbawm was a renowned British Marxist historian who specialized in the study of the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly the social and economic history of Europe and the rise of nationalism and socialism. His influential works, such as "The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848" and "The Age of Capital: 1848-1875," have left a profound impact on historical scholarship.