Background
Smith, Roger Winston was born on July 9, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Buford Houston and Sarah Louise (Trucks) Smith.
Smith, Roger Winston was born on July 9, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Buford Houston and Sarah Louise (Trucks) Smith.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1958. Postgraduate in law, Harvard University, 1958—1959. Master of Arts in Political Science, University California, Berkeley, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Teaching associate University California-Berkeley, 1965-1966. Assistant professor government College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1967-1972, associate professor, 1972-1980, professor, 1980-2001, professor emeritus, since 2001. Senior lecturer politics Glasgow University, 1977-1978.
Lecturer National Endowment of the Humanities, 1988. Consultant Nelson-Hall Publications, Chicago. Member council Institute International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, Jerusalem.
Chair academy advisory board, director genocide and human rights university program Zoryan Institute, Toronto. Vice president Institute Study of Genocide, New York.
(psychology)
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1960-1962, Japan. Member International Association Genocide Scholars (co-founder, vice president, past president), Human Rights Watch, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Married Martha Christin Daniels, January 16, 1960. Children— Louisa, David.