Background
Ransom, Harry Howe was born on May 14, 1922 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Bostick, Junior and Marie Litton (Howe) Ransom.
Ransom, Harry Howe was born on May 14, 1922 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Bostick, Junior and Marie Litton (Howe) Ransom.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1943; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1954.
Instructor, Princeton, 1947-1948; instructor political science, Vassar, 1948-1952; research director, Democratic Committee New Jersey, 1954; assistant professor political science, Michigan State University, 1955; research associate defense studies program, Harvard University, 1955-1961; associate professor political science, Vanderbilt University, 1961-1963; professor, Vanderbilt University, 1964-1987; department chairman, Vanderbilt University, 1969-1974; professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University, since 1987. Visiting professor School History, U. Leeds, England, 1977-1978.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American, Southern political science associations, International Studies Association, International Institute Strategic Studies (London), A.A.U.P.
Married Nancy Anne Alderman, July 6, 1951. Children— Jenny Alderman, Katherine Marie, William Henry Howe.