Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish writer, statesman, and political thinker whose career moved from literary work into parliamentary politics. After studying at Trinity College Dublin and moving to London, he became known for influential writings and speeches on aesthetics, constitutional government, the American colonies, India, and the French Revolution. His major works include *A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful* and *Reflections on the Revolution in France*.