Frederick Camp Mosher

1913 – 21 May 1990

**Frederick Camp *“Fritz”* Mosher** (1913 – 21st May 1990 in Charlottesville, Virginia), retired professor of government and foreign affairs (especially public administration) at the University of Virginia (who strongly influenced a generation of scholars in public administration with his many writings), and former government administrator. ## Life ## - relative?/brother?: William E. Mosher - He died of emphysema on Monday, 21st May 1990, at his home in Charlottesville (VA) at the age of 76 years. ## Education ## - graduate, Dartmouth College - master’s degree, Syracuse University - 1950: Ph.D. in public administration, Harvard University ## Academic career ## - Professor(?), Syracuse University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Bologna; National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA); American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) - Professor, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia ## Distinctions ## 1. William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award (William E. and/& Frederick C. Mosher Award/William E. Mosher Award/Frederick C. Mosher Award) *Sources:* - [Wiley (PDF file)][1] - [Wiley (abstract)][2] - [English-speaking Wikipedia][3] [1]: http://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00847.x/pdf [2]: http://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1540-5850.00870/abstract [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_C._Mosher

• Democracy and the public service
• A tale of two agencies
• American Public Administration
• Presidential transitions and foreign affairs
• Programming systems and foreign affairs leadership
• Some Views from the Campus (Papers on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy, Vol 4)
• The GAO
• Watergate
• A proposed program of mid-career education for public administrators in metropolitan areas
• A Tale of Two Agencies
• City manager government in Rochester (New York)
• City manager government in seven cities