Background
Leiden, Carl was born on February 6, 1922 in Boone, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Eric and Christine Olivia (Bergstrom) Leiden.
Leiden, Carl was born on February 6, 1922 in Boone, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl Eric and Christine Olivia (Bergstrom) Leiden.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1945. Master of Public Administration, Wayne University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1949.
Instructor, State University Iowa, Iowa City, 1946-1949;
from assistant professor to associate professor, Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia, 1949-1959;
associate professor, American U., Cairo, Egypt, 1959-1961;
from associate professor to professor political science, University Texas, Austin, 1961-1987;
professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1987. Fulbright lecturer Peshawar U., Pakistan, 1952-1953. Visiting associate professor University of California, Berkeley, 1957.
Professor National War College, Washington, 1972-1973.
Married Mary Katherine Rood, September 5, 1945. Children: Lisa Ingrid, Derek Stefan.