Given the question: Facts: - residence: united states - birth name: elmer eric schattschneider - fields: political science - death date: 4 march 1971 - workplaces: wesleyan university - birth date: 11 august 1892 - nationality: american - death place: old saybrook , connecticut , u.s. - birth place: bethany , minnesota , u.s. - alma mater: university of wisconsin james l. mcconaughy memorial award Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elmer eric schattschneider .
The answer is:
elmer eric schattschneider -lrb- august 11 , 1892 -- march 4 , 1971 -rrb- was an american political scientist .