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Edward C. Banfield

American political scientist (1916–1999)
Person human Q3719939

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
November 19, 1916
Date of death
September 30, 1999
Place of birth
Bloomfield
Place of death
East Montpelier
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
political scientist
Employer
Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University[8][9][10]
Educated at
University of Chicago, University of Connecticut[11][12]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14][15]
Notable work
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society[13]
Spouse
Laura Fasano Banfield[6]
Doctoral student
James Q. Wilson[20]
Student of
Edward Shils[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Described by source
American Political Scientists[25]
Family name
Banfield[21]
Given name
Edward, Christie (given name)[22][23]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association, Committee for Economic Development[16][17][18]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CONOR.AL ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Dimensions author ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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SBN author ID
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Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania
Award received 2
Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Educated at 2
University of Chicago, University of Connecticut
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral student 1
James Q. Wilson
Doctoral students 1
James Q. Wilson
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
political scientist
Place of birth 1
Bloomfield
Place of death 1
East Montpelier
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Edward Shils
Teachers 1
Edward Shils
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Edward C. Banfield was born on November 19, 1916[1], in Bloomfield[2]. He died on September 30, 1999[3], in East Montpelier[4]. He worked as a political scientist[5].

Why It Matters

Edward C. Banfield's notable doctoral advisees include James Q. Wilson[28], a political scientist[29], 1931–2012[30], of United States[31], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom[32].

FAQs

Where was Edward C. Banfield born?

Edward C. Banfield's place of birth was Bloomfield[2].

Where did Edward C. Banfield die?

Edward C. Banfield died in East Montpelier[4].

Who was Edward C. Banfield married to?

Edward C. Banfield's spouses include Laura Fasano Banfield[6].

What did Edward C. Banfield do for work?

Edward C. Banfield worked as a political scientist[5].

Where did Edward C. Banfield go to school?

Edward C. Banfield was educated at University of Chicago[11] and University of Connecticut[12].

What awards did Edward C. Banfield receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].

Related Entities

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  1. [2] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . American Political Scientists. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 25w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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