Alfred O. Hero Jr. Explained

Alfred Olivier Hero Jr. (February 7, 1924 – January 20, 2006) was an American political scientist.

Hero was born on February 7, 1924, in New Orleans to parents Alfred O. Hero Sr. and Effel A. Pearson. Hero Jr. graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945, and served with the 309th Infantry Regiment, itself a part of the 78th Infantry Division, until 1948. Between 1948 and 1950, he attended Vanderbilt University, completing master's degrees in political science and psychology. From 1950, he worked in the Human Research Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel, a division of the United States Department of the Army. Hero resigned from the army in 1953 to pursue a doctorate in international relations from George Washington University. He then worked as an editor for the journal International Organization and as executive secretary of the World Peace Foundation until 1982. Subsequently, he became a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs and a visiting professor at the University of Toronto.[1]

Hero and his wife Barbara raised four children, including Alfred O. Hero III. Hero . died on January 20, 2006.[1]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Hero . October 21, 2020 . Detroit Free Press. Republished by the Detroit News, The Ann Arbor News, The Times-Picayune, and The Boston Globe
  2. Hurwitz . Edith . Hero, Alfred O., Jr., "The Southerner and World Affairs" (Book Review) . American Jewish Historical Quarterly . June 1, 1967 . 56 . 4 . 483–485 .
  3. Seabury . Paul . The Southerner and World Affairs (review) . Political Science Quarterly . September 1966 . 81 . 3 . 458–461 . 10.2307/2147650 . 2147650.
  4. Hartmann . Frederick H. . The Southerner and World Affairs. By Alfred O. Hero Jr., (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1965. Pp. xiii, 676. $12.00.) . American Political Science Review . March 1966 . 60 . 1 . 138–139 . 10.2307/1953823. 1953823 . 147841271 .
  5. Carliner . Lewis . The dispute that never was . Labor History . 1971 . 12 . 4 . 605–613 . 10.1080/00236567108584184.
  6. Carey . Kenneth J. . American Religious Groups View Foreign Policy: Trends in Rank and File Opinion, 1937–1969. By Alfred O. Hero, Jr. Durham, N C.: Duke University Press, 1973. 552 pp. $9.75 . Journal of Church & State . January 1974 . 16 . 1 . 142–144 . 10.1093/jcs/16.1.142.
  7. Thompson . Kenneth W. . American Religious Groups View Foreign Policy: Trends in Rank-and-File Opinion, 1937–1969. By Alfred O. Hero Jr. (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1973. Pp. 552. $9.75.) . American Political Science Review . December 1974 . 68 . 4 . 1863–1864 . 10.2307/1960076. 1960076 . 148426107 .
  8. Dunne . Michael . Canada and the United States: Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations . International Affairs . July 1977 . 53 . 3 . 536–538 . 10.2307/2615394. 2615394 .
  9. Pentland . Charles . Review: Canada and the United States: Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations by A. B. Fox, A. O. Hero, Jr., J. S. Nye, Jr. . Canadian Public Policy . 2 . 2 . 1976 . 277–279 . 10.2307/3549217 . 3549217.
  10. Treddenick . John M. . Review:Natural Resources in U.S.-Canadian Relations, Volume I: The Evolution of Policies and Issues . International Journal . 1980–1981 . 36 . 1 . 241–243 . 10.2307/40201945 . 40201945.
  11. Adam . Heribert . The American People and South Africa: Publics, Elites, and Policymaking Processes (review) . Journal of Developing Areas . 1983 . 18 . 1 . 129–131 . 4191215.
  12. Lowenthal . Abraham F. . Contemporary Quebec And The United States, 1960-1985 . Foreign Affairs . March 1, 1989 .
  13. Robert . Jean-Claude . Contemporary Quebec and the United States 1960–1985 by Alfred Olivier Hero, Jr, Louis Balthazar (review) . The Canadian Historical Review . June 1990 . 71 . 2 . 286–288 .
  14. Lubin . Martin . Review Essay: Devolution and Dualism: Quebec and the United States . American Review of Canadian Studies . 1988 . 18 . 4 . 477–479 . 10.1080/02722018809480948.
  15. Reilly . Timothy F. . Louisiana and Quebec: Bilateral Relations and Comparative Socio-Political Evolution, 1673-1993 (review) . Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association . 1998 . 39 . 1 . 101–103 . 4233476.

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