Howard J. Ehrlich (1932–2015) was a sociologist, educator, and author.
Early life and career
Howard J. Ehrlich was born and raised in New York City. He later graduated from
Columbus, Ohio
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, public schools. He studied sociology at
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...
and received a bachelor's in 1953 and a master's in 1955. He completed his Ph.D. in Sociology and anthropology at
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...
in 1959.
He joined the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...
faculty for six years beginning in 1965. Ehrlich moved to
Charles Village, Baltimore, in 1971. He hosted a radio program on
WBJC for 20 years and started Research Group One, a publisher of pamphlets. In the 1980s, he began editing ''Social Anarchism'' and opened the alternative Baltimore School. Ehrlich worked as research director of the
University of Baltimore's National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence from 1986 to 1993, when it closed. He continued the institute's work with his own Prejudice Institute through the end of his life. Ehrlich died in Baltimore on February 2, 2015, of
Parkinson's and
cardiac disease.
Ehrlich published eight books including ''Hate Crime and Ethnoviolence'' (2009) and ''The Best of Social Anarchism'' (2013).
Personal life
Ehrlich was married twice. His second marriage was with Patricia Webbink. They raised her son together.
See also
* ''
Reinventing Anarchy'' – 1979 anthology edited by Ehrlich
References
Further reading
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External links
''Social Anarchism'' journal website
1932 births
2015 deaths
American anarchists
American sociologists
People from Baltimore
Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Michigan State University alumni
Ohio State University Graduate School alumni
Anarchist periodicals
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