William Anderson (October 25, 1888 – May 1975) was a

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, who served on national commissions in the 1940s and 1950s. He received an A.B. degree from the

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in 1913, and an A.M. and Ph.D. from

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in 1914 and 1917. He was an instructor of government at Harvard until 1916, and then on the faculty of the University of Minnesota from 1916 to 1957, serving as professor and chairman of the political science department. He served as a member of the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government in 1947–1948, and on the

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in 1953–1955. He wrote at least twelve books on political science topics.

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American political scientists University of Minnesota faculty University of Minnesota alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Scientists from Minneapolis 1888 births 1975 deaths Harvard University faculty 20th-century political scientists {{US-polisci-bio-stub