▁in ▁foreign ▁relations . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁various ▁depart ments ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government , ▁especially ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁▁ ▁For ▁twenty ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁in ▁Pr inc eton . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Ear le ▁got ▁his ▁B . A ., ▁M . A ., ▁and ▁later ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Be atrice ▁Low nd es . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ ▁David ▁Ek bl ad h , ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁International ▁Security , ▁Ear le ▁and ▁his ▁foundation , ▁government , ▁and ▁university ▁collabor ators ▁had ▁significant ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁security ▁studies ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁field , ▁with ▁effects ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁felt ▁today . ▁Ear le , ▁played ▁another ▁prominent ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁He ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Services . ▁ ▁Ear le ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁Louis ▁Be er ▁Prize ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Historical ▁Association , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2