William T. R. Fox
Author
1912 – 1988
Who was William T. R. Fox?
William Thornton Rickert Fox, generally known as William T. R. Fox or W. T. R. Fox, was an American foreign policy professor and international relations theoretician at the Columbia University. He is perhaps mostly known as the coiner of the term "superpower" in 1944. He wrote several books about the foreign policy of the United States of America and the United Kingdom. He was a pioneer in establishing international relations, and the systematic study of statecraft and war, as a major academic discipline. National security policy and an examination of civil-military relations were also focuses of his interests and career. He was the founding director of Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies and held the position from 1951–1976.
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- Born
- 1912
- Also known as
- William T.R. Fox
- W.T.R. Fox
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Died
- 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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