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Gerald M. Pomper

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Gerald M. Pomper
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Gerald M. Pomper is an American political scientist and specialist in American elections and politics.[1] Pomper is the Board of Governors Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics of Rutgers University.[2]

Biography

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Pomper was born in the Bronx in 1935 to Jewish immigrants from Poland.[3] He grew up in Manhattan and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.[4] He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1955 on a Ford Foundation scholarship, majoring in political science and serving as managing editor of Columbia Daily Spectator.[5] He then received his Ph.D. from Princeton University.[3]

He began his academic career at the City College of New York, before moving to Rutgers University and served as the founding chair of the political science department of Livingston College.[3] He was a Fulbright scholar in 1971–72, teaching at Tel Aviv University.[6]

Pomper has been described as a leading authority in the field of election studies and was called the "Dean of American Political Science" by political historian Allan Lichtman.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Pomper, Gerald. "The Cleaner "Smoke-Filled Room" – Sabato's Crystal Ball". Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. ^ Pomper, Gerald. "Pomper, Gerald". polisci.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. ^ a b c Rizzi, Kathryn. "Pomper, Gerald". oralhistory.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ Rizzi, Kathryn. "Pomper, Gerald Part 1". oralhistory.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. ^ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  6. ^ "Gerald Pomper | Fulbright Scholar Program". cies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  7. ^ Pomper, Gerald M. (1992-11-04). Passions and Interests: Political Party Concepts of American Democracy. University Press of Kansas.
  8. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (2005-04-11). "Wilson McWilliams, 71, Dies; Wrote About Political Trends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. ^ "After the Dust Has Settled: Political Scientist Gerald Pomper to Discuss Meanings of 2012 Elections at Nov. 16 Program". Princeton, NJ Patch. 2012-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.