Author: Charles Edward Merriam
Alternate names: Charles Edward Merriam Jr.; Charles Edward Merriam; Charles E. Merriam; Merriam, Charles Edward; Charles Edward; Gosnell, Harold Fote Merriam; Charles Merriam; Charles Edward 1874-1953 Merriam; charles merriam; CHARLES EDWARD MERRIAM
Born: 1874
Died: 1953
Bio: Charles Edward Merriam Jr. was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, a prolific author, and an advisor to several U.S. Presidents. Upon his death, *The New York Times* called him "one of the outstanding political scientists in the country."

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