Martin Kilson
African American political scientist (1931-2019)
Martin Luther Kilson Jr. (February 14, 1931 – April 24, 2019) was an American political scientist. He was the first black academic to be appointed a full professor at Harvard University, where he was later the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government from 1988 until his retirement in 1999.[1]
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| Born | Martin Luther Kilson Jr. February 14, 1931 |
| Died | April 24, 2019 (aged 88) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Marion Dusser de Barenne |
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| Main interests | African-American studies, African studies |
Kilson died on April 24, 2019 in Lexington, Massachusetts at the age of 88.[2]
References
change- ↑ Sollors, Werner; Titcomb, Caldwell; Underwood, Thomas A.; Kennedy, Randall (1993). Blacks at Harvard: A Documentary History of African-American Experience at Harvard and Radcliffe. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-7973-6.
- ↑ Watson, Jamal (April 27, 2019). "Dr. Martin Kilson Dead at 88". Diverse Education. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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