Background
Padover, Saul K. was born on April 13, 1905 in Austria. Son of Keva (American citizen) and Frumet (Goldmann) P.
Padover, Saul K. was born on April 13, 1905 in Austria. Son of Keva (American citizen) and Frumet (Goldmann) P.
Brought to the United States, 1920. Bachelor of Arts, Wayne State University, 1928. Postgraduate Yale University, 1928-1929.
Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1932.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), New School, 1977.
Professor West Virginia State College, summers 1930, 31. Research assistant history University of Chicago, 1932. Research associate University of California, 1933-1936, lecturer, summer 1935.
Assistant to secretary interior, 1938-1943.
Consultant Office Facts and Figures, 1942. Director research unit territorial policy Department Interior, 1942-1944.
Chief political analyst Federal Communication Commission, London, 1944. Intelligence officer Office of Strategic Services, 1944.
Editorial writer Prime Minister Newspaper, 1946-1948.
Professor Graduate Faculty, New School Social Research, New York City, 1949-1981, dean School Politics, 1950-1955, Distinguished Service professor, 1971-1981. Leader Friends Service Committee International Seminars in Europe 1949-1981. Professor American politics Sorbonne, Paris, 1949.
Consultant Hoover Institute, Stanford, 1948-1981.
Lecturer State Department Mission to South.E. Asia, 1953, 55, 60, 74, Australian-American Foundation, 1970. Visiting professor Columbia University, 1954-1955, U. Malaya, fall 1960.
Fulbright professor of University Tokyo, spring 1960, Wayne State University, 1971. Project director Carnegie Endowment International Peace, 1955-1956.
Served as intelligence officer United States Army, 1944-1946.
Married Margaret T. Fenwick, April.