Charles Alan Murray
Birth Name:
Charles Alan Murray
Birth Place:
Newton, Iowa, United States
Fast Facts
- Was a Peace Corps Volunteer and US-AID contractor in Thailand from 1965 to 1969
- Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in History in 1965 and earned his Ph․D․ in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974
- Was a research scientist at the American Institutes for Research for eight years
- First gained recognition for his book "Losing Ground" in 1984, which is credited with influencing the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
- Has been a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute since 1990
- Is the author of several books, including "Human Accomplishment" and "Coming Apart" and the co-author of "The Bell Curve" with Richard J․ Herrnstein
- Best known as a libertarian political scientist and author who has appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" and "The Colbert Report․"
- Was a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research from 1982 to 1990