Howard J. Ehrlich (1932–2015) was a sociologist, educator, and author.
Early life and career
Howard J. Ehrlich was born and raised in New York City. He later graduated from
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
, public schools. He studied sociology at
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
and received a bachelor's in 1953 and a master's in 1955. He completed his Ph.D. in Sociology and anthropology at
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
in 1959.
He joined the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...
faculty for six years beginning in 1965. Ehrlich moved to
Charles Village, Baltimore
Charles Village is a neighborhood located in the north-central area of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It is a diverse, eclectic, international, largely middle-class area with many single-family homes that is in proximity to many of Baltimore's cultura ...
, in 1971. He hosted a radio program on
WBJC
WBJC (91.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to Baltimore, Maryland. The station is owned by Baltimore City Community College and it airs a classical music radio format. WBJC holds periodic fundraisers on the air to pay ...
for 20 years and started Research Group One, a publisher of pamphlets. In the 1980s, he began editing ''
Social Anarchism
Social anarchism is the branch of anarchism that sees individual freedom as interrelated with mutual aid.Suissa, Judith (2001). "Anarchism, Utopias and Philosophy of Education". ''Journal of Philosophy of Education'' 35 (4). pp. 627–646. . S ...
'' and opened the alternative Baltimore School. Ehrlich worked as research director of the
University of Baltimore
The University of Baltimore (UBalt, UB) is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. UBalt's schools and colleges provide education in business, law, public affairs, and the applied arts and sc ...
's National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence from 1986 to 1993, when it closed. He continued the institute's work with his own Prejudice Institute through the end of his life. Ehrlich died in Baltimore on February 2, 2015, of
Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...
and
cardiac disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...
.
Ehrlich published eight books including ''Hate Crime and Ethnoviolence'' (2009) and ''The Best of Social Anarchism'' (2013).
Personal life
Ehrlich was married twice. His second marriage was with Patricia Webbink. They raised her son together.
See also
* ''
Reinventing Anarchy
''Reinventing Anarchy: What Are Anarchists Thinking These Days?'' is a 1979 anthology of essays about anarchism edited by Howard Ehrlich, Carol Ehrlich, David de Leon, and Glenda Morris.
A review by historian Paul Avrich notes that while the ...
'' – 1979 anthology edited by Ehrlich
References
Further reading
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1932 births
2015 deaths
American anarchists
American sociologists
People from Baltimore
Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Michigan State University alumni
Ohio State University Graduate School alumni
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