Norman Geras

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Norman Geras (born 25 August 1943) is Professor Emeritus of Government at the University of Manchester. In a long academic career, he has contributed substantially to the analysis of the works of Karl Marx, particularly in his book Marx and Human Nature and the article 'The Controversy About Marx and Justice', which remains a standard work on the issue.

Geras was born in Bulawayo, then in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Arriving in the UK in 1962, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford and graduated in 1965 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and was a research student from 1965 to 1967 at Nuffield College, Oxford. He joined the University of Manchester as a Lecturer in 1967, retiring as a Professor in 2003.

Since July 2003 Geras maintains a weblog, Normblog, which focuses on political issues, such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq, his academic interests and a range of other topics, including popular music, cricket and films.

He was a founder of the Euston Manifesto Group and one of the principal authors of the manifesto.

He is married to the children's writer Adéle Geras (born Jerusalem, 1944). Their daughter, Sophie Hannah is an award-winning poet and author.

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