Alan S. Zuckerman *71

Alan Zuckerman, a professor of political science who had taught at Brown University since 1970, died Aug. 20, 2009. He was 64.

Zuckerman received a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College in 1966. He earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton in 1971. Throughout his career, he specialized in comparative politics, including the contexts of individual and group practices in established democracies.

He taught political science and Judaic studies at Brown, and was a former chair of its political science department. He also had been a visiting professor and scholar at institutions of higher learning in Germany, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Zuckerman wrote and co-authored numerous books and published many papers in leading journals. He received many honors, fellowships, and awards — including the 2007 International Society of Political Psychology’s Alexander George Award.

Zuckerman was regarded as good-natured and funny, with a great zest for life (especially for his family). He is survived by Roberta, his wife of 43 years; three children; and nine grandchildren.

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