"The task will be more fruitfully performed if the citizen, and his agents in public offices, understand the ecology of government."
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John M. Gaus
1894 – 1969
John Merriman Gaus (1894-1969) was an American social scientist, and Professor of Public Administration at the and at . He graduated from in 1915, during the presidency of . Gaus is known for his seminal work in the field of public administration.
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