Benjamin Evans Lippincott (1901–1988)

Benjamin Evans Lippincott graduated from Yale Sheffield Scientific School in 1925 with a B.S. in administrative engineering. He studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, from 1927-1929. At that time he interrupted his studies to take a position as instructor of political science at the University of Minnesota, then returned to England in the summer of 1930 to finish his Ph.D. degree. He was made an assistant professor of political science in 1932 and an associate professor in 1939. From 1942-1946, Lippincott served as a volunteer in the Air Force, first as a teacher and later as a historian for the Thirteenth Army Air Force in the South Pacific. He received a Legion of Merit medal for his service. In 1946, he returned to the University and became a full professor of political science. He remained on the University of Minnesota faculty until his retirement as Professor Emeritus in 1971.