Robert Dunton Herman (1928 – April 9, 2021) was an American urban sociologist.
He taught at Pomona College for four decades, and became known as an advocate for downtown Los Angeles.
[1][2] Herman was born in Champaign, Illinois, and raised in Hillsdale, Michigan.
[3] Herman served as an electrical specialist in the United States Navy for two years.
He remained at the school for several decades and also served a chair of the Pomona College Sociology Department.