Donald L. Horowitz was born on June 27, 1939, in New York City. He was educated at Syracuse University (A.B., 1969 and LL.B., 1961) and Harvard University (LL.M., 1962, M.A., 1965, and Ph.D., 1968). Following various appointments with the federal judiciary and research institutions in international affairs, he began teaching at Duke University in 1980 where he was the Charles S. Murphy Professor from 1988 to 1993 and since 1994, the James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science. Horowitz has also held visiting academic appointments at the University of Chicago Law School, Central European University, and Wolfson College, Cambridge University. He has served as an international consultant to foreign governments on issues related to elections and electoral systems, ethnic violence, and federalism. Among his published works are two books that focus on ethnic strife: Ethnic Groups in Conflict (1985) and The Deadly Ethnic Riot (2001).
From the guide to the Donald Horowitz collection on ethnic riots, 1903-2000, (Manuscripts and Archives)
