Background
Seidman, Harold was born on July 2, 1911 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph A. and Rebecca J. (Duchowney) Seidman.
Political science educator researcher
Seidman, Harold was born on July 2, 1911 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph A. and Rebecca J. (Duchowney) Seidman.
AB summa cum laude, Brown University, 1934. AM, Brown University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1940.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Connecticut, 1991.
Director division coordination, research, New York City Department Investigation, 1938-1943;
with, United States Bureau Budget, Washington, 1943-1968;
assistant director management and organization, United States Bureau Budget, Washington, 1964-1968;
scholar-in-residence, National Academy Public Administration, Washington, 1968-1971;
fellow, National Academy Public Administration, Washington, since 1969;
research fellow, Leeds U., 1971;
visiting professor political science, U. Connecticut, 1971-1972;
professor, U. Connecticut, 1973-1984;
guest scholar, Brookings Institution, 1984-1987. Member Commission Application Federal Laws to Guam, 1950-1951. Member Administrative Conference United States, 1961-1962.
Lecturer George Washington University, 1953, University of Southern California,1962. Consultant, Colombia, 1950, United Nations, 1953, 59, 66, Guatemala, 1957, Turkey, 1961, P.R., 1970. Consultant Economics Committee for Africa, 1969, Panama Canal, 1975, Iran, 1977-1978.
Visiting professor Syracuse (New York) U., 1969. Visiting professor politics U. Leeds, England, 1972-1975. Guest scholar Center for American Government Johns Hopkins University, since 1987.
Academic visitor London School Economics, 1980. Fed.coordinator Alaska and Hawaii transitions to statehood. Consultant senatecom. on government OPS, 1973.
Member American Society Public Administration, American Political Science Association, National Academy Public Administration, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).