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Annick Percheron was known to few American political scientists. She rarely published on American politics, and few of her articles and books were translated into English. She studied political science for a year (1966-67) at the University of Chicago, and she attended an occasional APSA meeting. But the many American scholars who spent time in Paris in the 1970s and the 1980s eventually met Annick and drew on her generosity and guidance, which extended not only to visiting professors but to their students. All those who dealt with her will agree that her importance to political science goes far beyond her visibility among members of APSA. Annick was a dedicated political behavioralist. Her research on childhood socialization enjoys a permanent place in the literature, and her contributions to comparative political socialization include collaboration with some of America's leading scholars on the subject …