Richard Titmuss
Richard Morris Titmuss (born October 16, 1907 in Stopsley , Bedfordshire , † April 6, 1973 in London ) was a British social scientist and economist .
He founded the subject of social policy at the London School of Economics and shaped the British welfare state to a similar extent as that of Gunnar Myrdal, who was also involved in the eugenics movement , in Sweden.
The Richard Titmuss Chair for Social Policy, which is currently (2010) occupied by Julian Le Grand , was named after him . In 1972 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the British Academy . He was Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Titmuss grew up as the child of a farmer without formal schooling and, as an autodidact, was able to acquire a university position as well as several functions as political and government advisor.
Titmuss was married to Kathleen Miller and had one daughter.
Major publications
- Problems of Social Policy. 1950 ( Online version of World War II Official History )
- Essays on the Welfare State. 1958
- Income Distribution and Social Change. 1962
- Commitment to Welfare. 1968
- Richard Titmuss: The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy. 1970. Reprint: New Press, ISBN 1-56584-403-3 (New edition with new chapters 1997, John Ashton & Ann Oakley, LSE Books)
- Peter Alcock, Howard Glennerster, Ann Oakley & Adrian Sinfield (Eds.): Welfare & Wellbeing: Richard Titmuss's contribution to Social Policy.
- Ann Oakley & Jonathan Barker (Eds.): Private Complaints & Public Health: Richard Titmuss on the National Health Service.
literature
- Margaret Gowing: Richard Morris Titmuss, 1907–1973 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 61 , 1976, p. 401-428 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).
Web links
- Richard Titmuss biography
- The Social Policy Association
- Catalog of his publications in the archives of the LSE
- Richard Titmuss in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Titmuss, Richard (1907–1973). English Heritage, accessed August 8, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Titmuss, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Titmuss, Richard Morris (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British social scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stopsley , Bedfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1973 |
| Place of death | London |