Homder, Frederic D.

Fred Homer (1940-2006) served as a University of Wyoming policital science profesor from 1974-2006 and mayor of Laramie, Wyoming from 2002-2004. He gradudated from Rutger's University with a degree in economic and later served as second lieutenant in the Army and worked for Price Waterhouse for a year and a half. The experience convinced him to pursue a doctorate degree at Indiana University.

While teaching classes at Purdue University, Homer wrote his first book: "Guns and Garlic: Myths and Realities of Organized Crime." It was recognized by The American Scholar as one of the best social science books of its time. However, it was only the first of several books he would later go on to write. He also authored "Character: An Individualistic Theory of Politics," "Primo Levi and the Politics of Survival" and "Interpretation of Illness."

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