POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Maurice Duverger

1917 - 2014

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Maurice Duverger ( DOO-vər-zhay; French: [mɔʁis dyvɛʁʒe]; 5 June 1917 – 16 December 2014) was a French jurist, sociologist, political scientist and politician born in Angoulême, Charente. Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in Bordeaux, France. An emeritus professor of the Sorbonne and member of the FNSP, he has published many books and articles in international newspapers, such as Corriere della Sera and la Repubblica in Italy, El País in Spain, and especially Le Monde in France. Duverger studied the evolution of political systems and the institutions that operate in diverse countries, showing a preference for empirical methods of investigation rather than philosophical reasoning. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Duverger is the 15th most popular political scientist (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,358th most popular biography from France (down from 1,170th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Political Scientist.

Maurice Duverger is most famous for his work on the law of electoral systems. His theory is that a single-member district plurality system (SMDP) leads to a two-party system, while proportional representation (PR) leads to a multi-party system.

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, Maurice Duverger ranks 15 out of 46. Before him are Georg Jellinek, Johan Galtung, Harold Lasswell, Ralf Dahrendorf, Joseph Nye, and Leonard Hobhouse. After him are John Mearsheimer, David Easton, Gene Sharp, Muhammad Asad, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, and Graham Allison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Maurice Duverger ranks 71. Before him are Juan Rulfo, Cyrus Vance, Louis Zamperini, Manolete, Sidney Nolan, and Dinu Lipatti. After him are Masahiko Kimura, Obdulio Varela, Kamal Jumblatt, Asmahan, Carson McCullers, and David McClelland. Among people deceased in 2014, Maurice Duverger ranks 66. Before him are Stephanie Kwolek, Dale T. Mortensen, Ernesto Laclau, Ernst Albrecht, Richard Møller Nielsen, and Rubin Carter. After him are Vujadin Boškov, Miklós Jancsó, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Mary Anderson, Leo Tindemans, and Hilderaldo Bellini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Duverger ranks 1,358 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1580), Jane Avril (1868), Pierre Louis Dulong (1785), Félix Savart (1791), Maine de Biran (1766), and Pierre Lescot (1515). After him are Marie Laurencin (1883), Constance of Arles (974), Pierre Brice (1929), Karim Benzema (1987), Hubert Robert (1733), and Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179).

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In France

Among political scientists born in France, Maurice Duverger ranks 2. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie (1530). After him are Olivier Roy (1949).

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