Charles S. Hyneman

Charles S. Hyneman (1900—1985), was an American political scientist, who served as the president of the American Political Science Association from 1961 to 1962. At that time, he was a professor at Indiana University Bloomington.^[1][2]

Life

Hyneman received his bachelor's degree in 1923 and his master's degree in 1925 from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1929. From 1928 to 1930, he was a lecturer in political science at Syracuse University before returning to the University of Illinois as an assistant professor from 1930 to 1937. He then became a professor at Louisiana State University. During World War II, Hyneman held various government positions. In 1947, he became a professor at Northwestern University, and in 1956, he moved to Indiana University, where he was appointed Distinguished Professor in 1961.^[3]

Works

• The Supreme Court on Trial. Atherton Press, New York 1963.
• The Study of Politics. The Present State of American Political Science. University of Illinois Press, Urbana 1959.
• Bureaucracy in a Democracy. Harper 1950.
• The First American Neutrality. The University of Illinois, Urbana 1934.

References

1. "$1 million gift establishes Charles S. Hyneman Professorship in Political Science at Indiana University". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
2. "Hyneman (Charles S.) | Online Library of Liberty". oll.libertyfund.org. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
3. (2011). Hyneman, charles s. In G. T. Kurian (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Political Science (pp. 754-755). CQ Press, CQ Press Books - The Encyclopedia of Political Science - Hyneman, Charles S.