Background
Griffith, William Edgar was born on February 19, 1920 in Remsen, New York, United States. Son of William G. and Sarah G. (Mitchell) Griffith.
political science educator emeritus
Griffith, William Edgar was born on February 19, 1920 in Remsen, New York, United States. Son of William G. and Sarah G. (Mitchell) Griffith.
AB, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1940. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.
Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1948-1950. Assistant to president Free Europe Committee, 1950-1951. Political adviser Radio Free Europe, Munich, Germany, 1951-1958.
Research associate Center International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1965, professor political science, 1965-1972, Ford professor political science, 1972-1990, emeritus, 90—. Adjunct professor diplomatic history Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, since 1962. Minister-counselor for cultural affairs American Embassy, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1985-1986.
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Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Council Foreign Relations.
Married Ingeborg Maria Ehrhardt, 1948. Children– Evelyn Elizabeth, Dorothy Isabelle, Oliver William.