V. O. Key, Jr.

1908–1963 (age 55)

Political Scientist

Biography

V. O. Key, Jr. was a gifted political scientist whose rigorous scholarship clarified the complexities of American democracy and galvanized thoughtful public discourse.

He approached each study with keen intellect and humility, leaving students and colleagues with a model of principled inquiry that endures in political science today.

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