Sebastian de Grazia

Who was Sebastian de Grazia?

Sebastian de Grazia was a Pulitzer prize winning author. Born in Chicago, de Grazia received his bachelor's degree and a doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. During World War II, he served in the Office of Strategic Services, predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, as an analyst. He taught political philosophy at Rutgers from 1962 to 1988. He received the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his book, Machiavelli in Hell. He is also the author of The Political Community, Errors of Psychotherapy, and A Country with No Name.