Louis Lieb Gerson

Background

Gerson, Louis Lieb was born on November 10, 1921 in Tomaszow, Poland. Came to the United States, 1938. Son of Morris and Ann (Berger) Gerson.

Education

Bachelor with high distinction, University Connecticut, 1948. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1952.

Career

Member faculty University Connecticut, Storrs, since 1950, professor political science, since 1963, head. political science department, 1967-1978, professor emeritus, since 1988, special assistant to president, since 1988. Research fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1953-1954. Research associate Institute War and Peace, Columbia University, New York City, 1964-1966.

Fulbright visiting professor University Bombay (India), 1966-1967. Vix. research professor National Taiwan University, 1974-1975.

Achievements

• Louis Lieb Gerson has been listed as a notable political scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Woodrow Wilson and the Rebirth of Poland 1914-1920
  • The hyphenate in recent American politics and diplomacy,
  • Woodrow Wilson and the Rebirth of Poland Nineteen Fourteen Through Nineteen Twenty: A Study in the Influence on American Policy of Minority Groups of Foreign Origin

Membership

Member advisory board John Foster Dulles Oral History Project, Princeton University. Chairman Mansfield (Connecticut) Democratic Town Committee, 1969-1972. Board directors Conference on European Problems, Kansas City.

Staff sergeant United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Political Science Association, American History Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Shanley, June 24, 1950. Children: Elliot, William, Annual.