Titus, Charles Hickman, 1896-
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Titus was born in Topeka, KS, in 1896; received BA (1920), MA (1921), and Ph. D (1927) at Stanford; taught at Whitman College and Stanford before coming to teach at UCLA in 1927; was an expert on American political theory and studied US voting habits; achieved fame as a teacher through unorthodox views and challenging students to re-evaluate basic tenets; served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Signal Corps in New Guinea and Australia during WWII; retired from teaching at UCLA in 1963; died of a heart attack in Victorville, CA, on Oct. 20, 1965.
From the description of Papers, 1900-1965. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285322
Biography
Titus was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1896; received BA (1920), MA (1921), and Ph.D (1927) at Stanford; taught at Whitman College and Stanford before coming to teach at UCLA in 1927; was an expert on American political theory and studied U.S. voting habits; achieved fame as a teacher through unorthodox views and challenging students to re-evaluate basic tenets; served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Signal Corps in New Guinea and Australia during World War II; retired from teaching at UCLA in 1963; died of a heart attack in Victorville, California, on October 20, 1965.
From the guide to the Charles Hickman Titus Papers, 1900-1965, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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- Political scientists
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- Political scientists
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- California--Los Angeles (as recorded)
