Rupert Emerson
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Rupert Emerson was a professor of political science and international relations. He served on the faculty of Harvard University
for forty-three years and served in various U.S government positions.
After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1917-18, he received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1922, then a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics
in 1927. He was a member of the American Political Science Association
, the Association for Asian Studies
(president, 1952-53), the African Studies Association
http://www.africanstudies.org/ (president, 1965-66), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, and the Council on Foreign Relations
.
Emerson was on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 until his retirement in 1970. A specialist on nationalism in Asia and Africa, he often guest lectured at universities in East Africa. He was an instructor at Harvard from 1927-31; assistant professor, 1931-38; associate professor of political science, 1938-46; professor of international relations, 1946-70; emeritus professor of political science, 1970-79. He was a lecturer at Yale University
, 1937-38; a visiting professor of political science at University of California, Berkeley
, 1953-54, and 1973, at University of California, Los Angeles
, 1965-71, and at the American University in Cairo
, 1972.
He served in various U.S. government posts in Washington, DC, 1941-46. He served as a constitutional advisor to the Korean government in 1962. He also served as a trustee of the Institute of Pacific Relations
.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
for forty-three years and served in various U.S government positions.
After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1917-18, he received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1922, then a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in 1927. He was a member of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
, the Association for Asian Studies
Association for Asian Studies
The Association for Asian Studies is a U.S. society focused on facilitating contact and information exchange among scholars of Asian fields. It is the self-proclaimed largest society of its kind. The Association consists of eminent Asianists, and is a non-profit organization...
(president, 1952-53), the African Studies Association
African Studies Association
The African Studies Association is an association of scholars and professionals in the United States and Canada with an interest in the continent of Africa. Started in 1957, the ASA is the leading organization of African Studies in North America. The associations headquarters are Rutgers...
http://www.africanstudies.org/ (president, 1965-66), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, and the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
.
Emerson was on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 until his retirement in 1970. A specialist on nationalism in Asia and Africa, he often guest lectured at universities in East Africa. He was an instructor at Harvard from 1927-31; assistant professor, 1931-38; associate professor of political science, 1938-46; professor of international relations, 1946-70; emeritus professor of political science, 1970-79. He was a lecturer at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, 1937-38; a visiting professor of political science at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, 1953-54, and 1973, at University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, 1965-71, and at the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
, 1972.
He served in various U.S. government posts in Washington, DC, 1941-46. He served as a constitutional advisor to the Korean government in 1962. He also served as a trustee of the Institute of Pacific Relations
Institute of Pacific Relations
The Institute of Pacific Relations was an international NGO established in 1925 to provide a forum for discussion of problems and relations between nations of the Pacific Rim. The International Secretariat, the center of most IPR activity over the years, consisted of professional staff members who...
.
Awards
- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, University of California, Berkeley, 1953-54. - Ford FoundationFord FoundationThe Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
grant, Africa, 1960-61.