Born February 18, 1933 in Lyle, Minnesota, USA. Married, 2 children. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (USA).
Education
- 1955 : B.A., Macalester College
- 1957 : M.A., University of Minnesota
- 1960 : Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professional career
- 1959-1960 : Instructor, University of Southern California
- 1961-1962 : Instructor, Columbia University
- 1962-1966 : Assistant Professor, Columbia University
- 1966-1970 : Associate Professor, Columbia University
- Since 1970 : Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
- 1994-1995 : Visiting Professor at the Collège de France, holding the annual International Chair
Invitations to foreign universities
- 1958-1959 : Fulbright Fellow, Sorbonne
- 1959-1960 : Fulbright Teaching Fellow, University of Strasbourg
- 1968-1969 : Guggenheim Fellow
- 1973-1974 : Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
- Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin
Awards and distinctions
- Corresponding member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques
- Member of the Société des lettres, sciences et arts de l'Aveyron
- Medal of the City of Tours