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'''James Sterling Young''' (1927-2013) was an American political scientist, winner of the |
'''James Sterling Young''' (1927-2013) was an American political scientist, winner of the |
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[[Bancroft Prize]], Professor Emeritus of Government and Randolph P. Compton Scholar at the [[University of Virginia]]. |
[[Bancroft Prize]], Professor Emeritus of Government and Randolph P. Compton Scholar at the [[University of Virginia]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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A native of Savannah, Georgia, Young graduated from [[Princeton University]], and [[Columbia University]], with a Ph.D. in 1964. Before moving to the University of Virginia, he was a professor, and vice president of Columbia University. He was Project Director for the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project.<ref>http://millercenter.org/about/staff/young</ref> |
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Young graduated from [[Princeton University]], and [[Columbia University]], with a Ph.D. in 1964. Before moving to the University of Virginia, he was a professor, and vice president of Columbia University. He was Project Director for the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project.<ref>http://millercenter.org/about/staff/young</ref> |
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He married the anthropologist Virginia Heyer Young. They |
He married the anthropologist Virginia Heyer Young. They lived in [[Albemarle County, Virginia]]. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Revision as of 02:25, 10 August 2013
James Sterling Young (1927-2013) was an American political scientist, winner of the
Bancroft Prize, Professor Emeritus of Government and Randolph P. Compton Scholar at the University of Virginia.
Life
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Young graduated from Princeton University, and Columbia University, with a Ph.D. in 1964. Before moving to the University of Virginia, he was a professor, and vice president of Columbia University. He was Project Director for the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project.[1]
He married the anthropologist Virginia Heyer Young. They lived in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Awards
- 1967 Bancroft Prize
Works
- The Washington Community, 1800–1828. Columbia University Press. 1966. ISBN 978-0-231-02901-8. (reprint 1986 ISBN 978-0-231-08381-2)
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