| | '''Valdimer Orlando Key, Jr.''' (March 13, 1908 - October 4, [[1963]]), usually known simply as '''V. O. Key''', was an influential American [[political science|political scientist]] known for his empirical study of elections and voting behavior. | | '''Valdimer Orlando Key, Jr.''' (March 13, 1908 - October 4, [[1963]]), usually known simply as '''V. O. Key''', was an influential American [[political science|political scientist]] known for his empirical study of elections and voting behavior. |
| − | Key was born in Austin, Texas, to a Ukrainian family. He was educated at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] (B.A., 1929; M.A., 1930), earned his Ph.D] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1934, and taught at [[UCLA]], [[Johns Hopkins University]] (1938-49), and [[Yale University]] (1949-51) before starting his last professorship at [[Harvard University]] in 1951. | + | Key was born in Austin, Texas, to a Ukrainian family. He was educated at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] (B.A., 1929; M.A., 1930), earned his Ph.D] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1934, and taught at [[UCLA]], [[Johns Hopkins University]] (1938–49), and [[Yale University]] (1949-51) before starting his last professorship at [[Harvard University]] in 1951. |