LEORNARD D.

WHITE
BACKGROUND
Leonard D. White (1891-1958) was the founding editor-in-chief of Public Administration Review from
1940 to 1943. Born in Acton, MA, he went on to earn a Bachelors Degree of Science and Master of
Arts at Dartmouth College. He served as an instructor in government at Clark University and then as
a professor of political science at Dartmouth College. Eventually he became a professor of history
and political science at the University of Chicago where he earned is Doctorate of Philosophy in
1921.
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATITON
Leonard D. White is one of the leaders who introduced the principle of public administration. He
served in the United States civil service commission statistik. He has received awards for his service
in the administration, such as the Pulitzer Prize in 1959
SIGNIFICANT WRITING / ARTICLE

Introduction to the Study of Public Administration

The Federalists,
The Jeffersonians
The Jacksonians.
The Republican Era