Victor Theodore Le Vine

Background

Vine, Victor Theodore Le was born on December 6, 1928 in Berlin. Son of Maurice and Hildegard (Hirschberg) LeVine. came to the United States, 1938.

Education

Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961.

Career

Research associate University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1960. Professor, head department political science University Ghana, Legon, 1969-1971. Fulbright professor University Yaounde, Cameroon, 1981-1982.

Professor political science Washington University, St. Louis, 1961—2003, professor emeritus, since 2003. Consultant United States & Canada Immigration Bar Asylum Issues. Consultant United States Department State, Department Defense, since 1971.

Lecturer United States Information Agency, since 1981. Member United States National Commission United Nations Educational, 1964. Director Office International Studies, Washington University, 1975-1976.

Visiting lecturer Fudan University, University Nanjing (China), 1987, Ibn Saud and King Abdulazziz Universities, Saudi Arabia, 1990. Member Carter Center International monitoring team to Ghana national elections, 1992. Visiting professor Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1978, University Texas, Austin, 1980, Sabanci University, Turkey, 2003, Athens University, Greece, 2003.

Achievements

• Victor Theodore Le Vine has been listed as a noteworthy political science professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Politics in Francophone Africa: The States of West and Equatorial Africa

    (The fourteen countries in west and equatorial Africa that...)

  • Politics in Francophone Africa

    (The fourteen countries in west and equatorial Africa that...)

  • Political Corruption: The Ghana Case

    (Book by Le Vine, Victor T)

  • Politics in Francophone Africa by Victor T. Le Vine (2007) Paperback
  • The Cameroons: From Mandate to Independence

Membership

Member, director United Nations Association, St. Louis, 1964-1974. Member Council on World Affairs, 1969-2000. President Center for International Understanding, 1988-2000.

With United States Army, 1951-1954. Member American Political Science Association, African Studies Association, Mideast Studies Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Missouri Political Science Association.

Connections

Married Nathalie Jeanne Christian, July 19, 1958. Children: Theodore, Nicole.

Father:

Maurice LeVine

Mother:

Hildegard (Hirschberg) LeVine

Spouse:

Nathalie Jeanne Christian

child:

Nicole Vine

child:

Theodore Vine