Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba (May 26, 1932 – March 4, 2019) was an American political scientist, librarian and library administrator. His academic interests were mainly American and comparative politics. He was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University and also served Harvard as the director of the Harvard University Library from 1984 to 2007.
Sidney Verba | |
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| Born | May 26, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 2019 (aged 86) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political Science |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Verba was educated at Harvard College and Princeton University, and served on the faculty of Princeton, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago, before returning to Harvard, where he would spend the rest of his career. As he gave notice of his intention to retire in 2006, Verba observed: "Academics are the only people I can think of for whom this sentence makes sense: 'I'm hoping to get some time off so that I can get some work done.'"