Fuchs, Lawrence H.
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Name (Latin)
Fuchs, Lawrence H.
Date of birth
1927-01-29
Date of death
2013-03-17
Field of activity
United States--Ethnic relations
United States--Race relations
United States--Study and teaching
emigration and immigration united states
Occupation
College administrators
College teachers
Public officers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His The American kaleidoscope, c1990:CIP t.p. (Lawrence H. Fuchs) data sheet (b. 1927) galley (prof. of Amer. civilization & politics at Brandeis Univ.)
- His The political behavior of American Jews, 1956.
- OCLC, Oct. 17, 2013(access point: Fuchs, Lawrence H.; Fuchs, Lawrence H., 1927- ; Fuchs, Lawrence Howard; usage: Lawrence H. Fuchs; Lawrence Fuchs)
- Wikipedia, Oct. 17, 2013(Lawrence Fuchs, Lawrence H. Fuchs; b. Jan. 29, 1927, New York City, N.Y., d. Mar. 17, 2013, Canton, Mass.; Ph.D.--Harvard, 1955; scholar of American studies and an expert on immigration policy; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a medic; first Peace Corps director in the Philippines, 1961-1963, later founded the Commonwealth Service Corps in Massachusetts; founded the American Studies Dept. at Brandeis University in 1970; Executive Director of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy in Carter administration; his efforts led to signing and passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and later the Immigration Act of 1990)
- LCN; note b. 1927
Wikipedia description:
Lawrence Howard Fuchs (January 29, 1927 – March 17, 2013) was an American academic and author. He was a scholar of American studies and an expert on immigration policy who founded the American studies department at Brandeis University, where he was the Meyer and Walter Jaffe Professor of American Civilization and Politics.
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