Neal Peirce
Neal Peirce | |
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| Born | Neil Rippey Peirce January 5, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 2019 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Westtown School Princeton University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Columnist |
| Spouse | Barbara Sabina Mathilda von dem Bach-Zelewski |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
Neal Rippey Peirce (January 5, 1932 – December 27, 2019) was an American columnist, and the author of several books about American politics.[1] He was the political editor of the Congressional Quarterly from 1960 to 1969, and a co-founder and contributing editor of the National Journal from 1969 to 1997.[1] He wrote a weekly column for The Washington Post Writers Group from 1978 to 2013.[2]
On December 27, 2019, Peirce died in Washington D.C. from glioblastoma.[1]
Selected works
- Peirce, Neal R. (1968). Electoral college. The People's President: The Electoral College in American History and the Direct‐Vote Alternative. New York: Simon and Schuster.
- Peirce, Neal R. (1972). Megastates of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Ten Great States. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN 9780393054583. OCLC 472885901.
- Peirce, Neal R.; Hagstrom, Jerry (1983). The Book of America: Inside Fifty States Today. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN 9780393016390. OCLC 317181631.
References
- ^ a b c Schneider, Keith (December 27, 2019). "Neal R. Peirce, Who Put Spotlight on Urban Innovation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (December 28, 2019). "Neal Peirce, urban affairs columnist who championed inclusive cities, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
External links
- The Citystates Group at the Wayback Machine (archived June 26, 2017)
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