J. David Singer (December 7, 1925, New York City – December 28, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan) [1] was an American professor of political science at the University of Michigan. [2] Singer was a pioneer in the application of quantitative methods to puzzles in the field of international relations. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6]
He was born in Brooklyn on December 7, 1925. [2] He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. [2] He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and obtained a doctoral degree from New York University in 1956. [2] He was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. [2] He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1958. [2]
J. David Singer (December 7, 1925, New York City – December 28, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan) [1] was an American professor of political science at the University of Michigan. [2] Singer was a pioneer in the application of quantitative methods to puzzles in the field of international relations. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6]
He was born in Brooklyn on December 7, 1925. [2] He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. [2] He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and obtained a doctoral degree from New York University in 1956. [2] He was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. [2] He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1958. [2]