James Smoot Coleman

Background

Coleman, James Smoot was born on February 4, 1919 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Jacob and Allie (Smoot) Coleman.

Education

Bachelor, Brigham Young University, 1947. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1953.

Career

Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1949—1950, 1953. From instructor to professor political science University of California at Los Angeles, 1953—1965, director African Studies Center, 1960—1965, representative Rockefeller Foundation in East Africa and Zaire, 1967—1978, professor political science, chairman council international, comparitive studies, from 1978. Consultant Rockefeller Foundation.

Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1946.

Achievements

• James Smoot Coleman has been listed as a notable political scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Nigeria: Background to Nationalism
  • Nigeria: Background to Nationalism (Library Reprint)
  • Nigeria Background to Nationalism with maps and illustrations

Membership

Served lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Political Science Association, Council Foreign Relations New York City, International Studies Association, Comparative and International Education Society.

Club: Harvard (New York City).

Connections

Married Margaret Tate, February 4, 1944. Married second, Ursula Maria Finken, June 20, 1965. Children: James South. Junior.

Father:

Coleman Junior

Father:

Jacob Coleman

Mother:

Allie (Smoot) Coleman

Spouse:

Margaret Tate

Spouse:

Ursula Maria Finken

child:

Robert L. Coleman

child:

James Son of Junior Coleman