Harold Foote Gosnell was an American political scientist and author, known for his research and writings on American politics, elections, and political parties in political science.
He attended the University of Rochester, He went on to the University of Chicago, where in 1922 he received his doctorate, and then taught until 1941.
In 1936, Gosnell won the first Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Negro Politicians: Rise of Negro Politics in Chicago.
Each year, the Society for Political Methodology awards a prize for the best work in political methodology which has been presented at any political science conference during the preceding year. This award is called the Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology.
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