Philip Morris Hauser

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Philip Morris Hauser

Philip Morris Hauser (born September 27, 1909 , † December 13, 1994 in Chicago ) was an American sociologist and 58th President of the American Sociological Association . He made pioneering contributions to population science and urban sociology .

Hauser spent his entire academic life at what was then the stronghold of North American sociology , the University of Chicago . There he passed his bachelor's degree in 1929 and his master's degree in 1933. In 1938 he was awarded a Ph.D. PhD. After leading positions at the US Census Bureau , he became a professor in Chicago in 1947, which he remained until his retirement . He was also director of the Population Research Center he founded at Chicago University from 1947 to 1979 .

Hauser served as President of the American Sociological Association in 1968 . He was also at times president of the American Statistical Association and the Population Association of America . In 1965 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society , 1972 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 1976 to the National Academy of Sciences .

Fonts (selection)

  • Urbanization in Asia and the Far East. Proceedings , Calcutta: UNESCO Research Center on the Social Implications of Industrialization in Southern Asia, 1957
  • Urbanization in Latin America. Proceedings , Paris: UNESCO 1961
  • Handbook for social research in urban areas , Paris: UNESCO, 1965
  • Population and the urban future , Albany: State University of New York Press, 1982, ISBN 0873955919 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Member History: Philip M. Hauser. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 24, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Hauser, Philip Morris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hauser, Philip M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1909
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1994
Place of death Chicago