Charles Edward Merriam | |
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| Born | Charles Edward Merriam Jr. November 15, 1874 Hopkinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1953 (aged 78) Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Elizabeth Hilda Doyle
(m. 1900) |
| Children | 4, including Robert E. Merriam |
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| Education | |
| Thesis | History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau (1900) |
| Academic advisors | John Burgess |
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| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
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| Notable ideas | Behavioralism |
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Charles Edward Merriam Jr.[a] (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, and an advisor to several US Presidents. Upon his death, The New York Times called him "one of the outstanding political scientists in the country".[1]
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- ^ "Dr. C.E. Merriam, Noted Educator," New York Times, January 9, 1953.