Background
Meiklejohn, Donald was born on June 1, 1909 in Providence. Son of Alexander and Nannine (LaVilla) Meiklejohn.
Meiklejohn, Donald was born on June 1, 1909 in Providence. Son of Alexander and Nannine (LaVilla) Meiklejohn.
AB, University of Wisconsin, 1930; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1936.
Instructor philosophy, Dartmouth, 1936-1938; associate professor philosophy, College William and Mary, 1938-1946; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1946-1959; professor, University of Chicago, 1959-1963; chairman, College Social Science Group, 1958-1961; professor philosophy and social science, Syracuse University, since 1963; director public affairs and citizenship Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 1963-1975; emeritus, Syracuse University, since 1975; Adjunct Professor public affairs, Syracuse University, 1989-1994. Visiting professor College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1979-1983, faculty, since 1983.
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Served from private to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Civil Liberties Union (director Illinois), American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Hyde Park Neighborhood (director).
Married Betty Moore, August 25, 1941. Children: Alexander M., Douglas, Elizabeth, Donald Stuart.