Richard W. Mansbach: key obituary facts
Is Richard W. Mansbach dead? Yes. Richard W. Mansbach died on February 6, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Richard W. Mansbach's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Richard W. Mansbach known for?
Richard W. Mansbach was an American political scientist.
Richard W.
Mansbach, an American political scientist, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1943, he studied political science, history, and Spanish at Swarthmore College, graduating in 1964.
He then attended the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. After completing his dissertation, Mansbach joined the Swarthmore College faculty in 1967 and became an assistant professor in 1968. He later served as co-editor of International Studies Quarterly from 1999 to 2004 and received the International Studies Association’s James N. Rosenau Award in 2014.
Richard Wallace Mansbach (January 3, 1943 – February 5, 2026) was an American political scientist.