What is John Hospers?
{{Infobox Politician |name = John Hospers |image = John Hospers 1998.jpg |caption = Hospers in 1998 |birth_date = {{birth date|1918|6|9}} |birth_place = [[Pella, Iowa|Pella]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2011|6|12|1918|6|9}} |death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |party = [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] |alma_mater = [[Central College (Iowa)|Central College, Iowa]]<br>[[University of Iowa]]<br>[[Columbia University]] }} '''John Hospers''' (June 9, 1918 – June 12, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/john-hospers-first-libertarian-presidential-nominee-dies-at-93 |title=John Hospers, first Libertarian presidential nominee, dies at 93 |date=June 13, 2011 |publisher=[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] (press release) |access-date=2011-06-13}}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] [[philosopher]] and political [[activism|activist]]. He was once a friend of the philosopher [[Ayn Rand]]. In [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], Hospers became the first presidential candidate of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]], and was the only [[minor party]] candidate to receive an electoral vote in [[1972 United States presidential election|that year's U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |author-link=Jesse Walker |last=Walker |first=Jesse |date=June 13, 2011 |title=John Hospers, RIP |work=[[Reason Online]] |access-date=June 14, 2011 |url=http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/13/john-hospers-rip}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hospers, John}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American philosophers]] [[Category:American political activists]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Writers from Iowa]] [[Category:Politicians from Iowa]] [[Category:Libertarian Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}