Andrew Hacker
| Andrew Hacker | |
|---|---|
| File:Andrew Hacker.webpAndrew Hacker.webp at Queens College in 2004 | |
| Born | August 30, 1929 New York City, U.S. |
| 💀Died | April 21, 2026 (aged 96) New York City, U.S.April 21, 2026 (aged 96) |
| 💼 Occupation | Academic and political scientist |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Claudia Dreifus (m. 2011) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Louis M. Hacker |
Andrew Hacker (August 30, 1929 – April 21, 2026) was an American political scientist and public intellectual.
Life and career
Andrew Hacker was born in Manhattan on August 30, 1929. He was the son of Louis M. Hacker – a professor of economics at Columbia University. His mother, Lilian, was also on the faculty as a lecturer at the Teachers College. He was educated at the Lincoln School which was an experimental and progressive school, run by the Teachers College to try new methods of education. After the 10th grade, he transferred to the Horace Mann School in the Bronx which was a similar experimental school run by the Teachers College.[1][2]
He did his undergraduate work at Amherst College, followed by graduate work at the University of Oxford and Princeton University, where he received his PhD degree.[3][2]
He was a professor in the department of political science at Queens College in New York.[2] Hacker taught at Cornell before taking his position at Queens.[2]
Hacker was a member of Mark Lane's Citizens’ Committee of Inquiry, and introduced Lane to Edward Jay Epstein.[4] Hacker was described by Epstein as the "initial stimulus" for his master's thesis which he later developed into his book Inquest (1966) that was critical of the Warren Commission.[5]
His book Higher Education? was written in collaboration with his wife, Claudia Dreifus.[2] In his article Is Algebra Necessary?, Hacker questioned whether mathematics is necessary, claiming "Making mathematics mandatory prevents us from discovering and developing young talent."[6]
Hacker died at a hospital in Manhattan on April 21, 2026, at the age of 96, from complications of stomach cancer.[2]
Publications
- Hacker, A., (1961) Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science, The Macmillan Company
- Hacker, A., (1968) The End of the American Era. New York: Atheneum
- Hacker, A., (1992) Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-3824-9 Search this book on
. - Hacker, A., (1998) Money: Who Has How Much and Why, Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84662-4 Search this book on .
- Hacker, A., (2003) Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men. Scribner. ISBN 0-684-86252-2 Search this book on .
- Hacker, A. and Claudia Dreifus, (2010) Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids - and What We Can Do About It Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8050-8734-5 Search this book on .
- Hacker, A., (2012) "Is Algebra Necessary?", New York Times, Published July 28, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html
- Hacker, A., (2016) "The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions," The New Press. ISBN 978-1620970683 Search this book on .
- Hacker, A., (2020) Downfall: The Demise of a President and His Party, Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5107-6019-6 Search this book on .
References
- ↑ Hacker, Louis M. (May 15, 1975). "Louis M. Hacker – David Horrocks" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by David Horrocks. Dwight D. Eisenhower Library. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 McFadden, Robert D. (April 21, 2026). "Andrew Hacker, Provocative Political Scientist, Dies at 96". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Biographical Sketch: Dr. Andrew Hacker", Full Opportunity and Social Accounting Act : Hearings before the Subcommittee on Government..., washington: US Government Printing Office, Part 2, p. 289, 1967
- ↑ Lane, Mark (1968). A Citizen's Dissent. Fawcett Crest. pp. 41–42. ASIN B00005VLU6. LCCN 68-13044. OCLC 385224. Search this book on
- ↑ Epstein, Edward Jay (1966). Inquest; the Warren Commission and the establishment of truth. Viking Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0670398492. Search this book on
- ↑ Hacker, Andrew (July 28, 2012). "Opinion | Is Algebra Necessary?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
External links
- "The Math Myth And Other STEM Delusions"—an argument that requiring all students to master a full menu of mathematics is causing more harm than good. http://themathmyth.net/ Archived February 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Author page at The New York Review of Books
- Blurb written by the author for "Mismatch" on the Simon and Schuster website
- Article about Claudia Dreifus at the East Hampton Star website
- Andrew Hacker on IMDb
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