J. David Singer
American political scientist
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| Intro | American political scientist | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
| was | Political scientist | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 7 December 1925 | ||||||
| Death | 28 December 2009 (aged 84 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||
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Biography
J. David Singer (December 7, 1925, New York City – December 28, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American professor of political science. He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a doctoral degree from New York University.
Contributions
His major contribution was the Correlates of War project, which he began in 1964 at the University of Michigan. It is a major database of statistics relating to war and its causes.