Laski, Harold Joseph (1893-1950), a British political scientist, achieved fame as an educator and as a leader of the Labour Party. From 1914 to 1920, Laski lectured at universities in Canada and in the United States. He taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science between 1926 and 1950. Laski served on the executive committee of the Labour Party from 1936 to 1949. His books include The American Presidency (1940) and The American Democracy (1948). The latter became controversial because of its Marxist interpretation of American history. Laski was born on June 30, 1893, in Manchester. He attended Oxford. Laski died on March 24, 1950.
