Gary King

American political scientist

Gary King (born December 8, 1958) is an American political scientist and quantitative methodologist. He is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor and Director for the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University.²

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Born Dec 8, 1958.¹

About

King and his research group develop and apply empirical methods in many areas of social science research, focusing on innovations that span the range from statistical theory to practical application. He is one of the most cited political scientists of all time and the most cited political scientist of his generation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gary King, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Crimson HexagonFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedState University of New York at New Paltz³
Date not recordedUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison Doctor of Philosophy³
Date not recordedState University of New York³

Career

Occupation: statistician, political scientist.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at New York University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Harvard University^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded Crimson Hexagon⁶

King co-founded the data analytics companies Crimson Hexagon and Learning Catalytics and the educational technology companies Perusall and OpenScholar. Crimson Hexagon and its nearest competitor merged in 2018; the new company is called Brandwatch. Learning Catalytics was acquired by Pearson in April 2013. He was also part of the research team at Harvard that helped launch Perusall, a learning tool for students.

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Personal life

BornDec 8, 1958, Madison⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹
ResidenceCambridge¹⁰

Awards

2009Fellow of the American Statistical Association¹¹
2004Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^{11 14}
1995Heinz I. Eulau Award^{11 13}
Date not recordedFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^{11 12}
Date not recordedGuggenheim Fellowship¹¹

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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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