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Harold Lasswell

1902 - 1978

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Harold Dwight Lasswell (February 13, 1902 – December 18, 1978) was an American political scientist and communications theorist. He earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and economics and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He was a professor of law at Yale University. He served as president of the American Political Science Association, American Society of International Law, and World Academy of Art and Science. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Lasswell is the 11th most popular political scientist (down from 7th in 2019), the 1,200th most popular biography from United States (down from 799th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Political Scientist.

Harold Lasswell is most famous for his work on propaganda and the use of communication in politics.

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, Harold Lasswell ranks 11 out of 46. Before him are Francis Fukuyama, Hans Morgenthau, Aleksandr Dugin, Benedict Anderson, Georg Jellinek, and Johan Galtung. After him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Joseph Nye, Leonard Hobhouse, Maurice Duverger, John Mearsheimer, and David Easton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Harold Lasswell ranks 43. Before him are Alexandre Kojève, Émile Benveniste, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Günther Anders, and Princess Mafalda of Savoy. After him are Alexander Luria, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Max Ophüls, Felix Wankel, Ryuzo Shimizu, and George Ostrogorsky. Among people deceased in 1978, Harold Lasswell ranks 32. Before him are Willy Messerschmitt, Jomo Kenyatta, Houari Boumédiène, Hasso von Manteuffel, Sisavang Vatthana, and Charles Best. After him are Jim Jones, Tamara Karsavina, James B. Conant, Herta Oberheuser, Shozo Tsugitani, and József Bozsik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harold Lasswell ranks 1,200 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Quaid (1954), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), and Terrence Malick (1943). After him are Jennifer Connelly (1970), James Gandolfini (1961), Jonathan Demme (1944), Stanley Milgram (1933), Michael Crichton (1942), and Bill Gates Sr. (1925).

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States

Among political scientists born in United States, Harold Lasswell ranks 4. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Robert A. Dahl (1915), and Francis Fukuyama (1952). After him are Joseph Nye (1937), John Mearsheimer (1947), Gene Sharp (1928), Graham Allison (1940), James Flynn (1934), Charles Murray (1943), Norman Finkelstein (1953), and William Graham Sumner (1840).

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