Roger Davis Masters (born June 8, 1933) studied at Harvard (A.B.
1955, Summa cum Laude), served in the U.S.
Army (1955-57) and completed his M.A.
(1958) and Ph.D.
(1961) at the University of Chicago.
After teaching at Yale (1961-1967), he has been on the faculty at Dartmouth College (1967 to present) as well as Cultural Attaché at the American Embassy in Paris (1969-1971).
He is currently the Nelson A.
Rockefeller Professor of Government Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth.