Herbert London

Herbert (Herb) London is an American conservative activist, professor, academic and tutor. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was born in Brooklyn, New York circa 1939 and attended Columbia University, graduating in 1960. Standing 6'5", he was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League, but did not play for them because of injuries. He was a social studies secondary school teacher and obtained his doctorate at New York University in 1966. His daughter is Stacy London, host of the TV show What Not to Wear. London is the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University. There he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean...