Samuel P. Huntington

American political scientist (1927–2008)
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Summary

Samuel P. Huntington was born on April 18, 1927[1], in New York City[2]. He died on December 24, 2008[3], in Martha's Vineyard[4]. He worked as a geopolitical analyst[5], political scientist[6], university teacher[7], sociologist[8], and economist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,606 views/month, #6,748 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Tisbury Village Cemetery[11]
  • Mother: Dorothy Sanborn Phillips[12]
  • Spouse: Nancy Arkelyan Huntington[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: consultant[15], author[16]
  • Field of work: international relations[17]
  • Employer: Harvard University[18], Columbia University[19]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[20], Yale University[21], University of Chicago[22], Stuyvesant High School[23]
  • Student: Francis Fukuyama[24], John Mearsheimer[25]
  • Notable work: The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century[26], Clash of Civilizations[27], Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity[28]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[29], Grawemeyer Awards[30], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31], Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order[32]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[33], American Political Science Association[34]
  • Sex or gender: male[35]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[36]
  • Doctoral student: Timothy Colton[37], Stephen D. Krasner[38], Robert Ray Kaufman[39], Raymond William Baker[40], Eliot A. Cohen[41], Gideon Rose[42], Benjamin Miller[43]
  • Commons category: Samuel P. Huntington[44]
  • Cause of death: diabetes[45]
  • Family name: Huntington[46]
  • Given name: Samuel[47], Phillips[48]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[49]

Why It Matters

Samuel P. Huntington has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Works attributed to him include Clash of Civilizations[52], a written work[53]; The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century[54], a literary work[55]; and Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity[56], a literary work[57].

His notable doctoral advisees include Eliot A. Cohen[58], a university teacher[59], b. 1956[60], of United States[61] and Stephen D. Krasner[62], a political scientist[63], b. 1942[64], of United States[65], specialised in international relations[66].

FAQs

Where was Samuel P. Huntington born?

Samuel P. Huntington's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Samuel P. Huntington die?

Samuel P. Huntington died in Martha's Vineyard[4].

Who were Samuel P. Huntington's parents?

Samuel P. Huntington's mother was Dorothy Sanborn Phillips[12].

Who was Samuel P. Huntington married to?

Samuel P. Huntington's spouses include Nancy Arkelyan Huntington[13].

What did Samuel P. Huntington do for work?

Samuel P. Huntington worked as a geopolitical analyst[5], political scientist[6], university teacher[7], sociologist[8], and economist[9].

Where did Samuel P. Huntington go to school?

Samuel P. Huntington was educated at Harvard University[20], Yale University[21], University of Chicago[22], and Stuyvesant High School[23].

What awards did Samuel P. Huntington receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[29], Grawemeyer Awards[30], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31], and Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order[32].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Samuel P. Huntington, 81, Political Scientist, Is Dead. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [29] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . awards.louisville.edu. Retrieved . awards.louisville.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  31. [41] ↑ . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
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  38. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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