Philip Hauser
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Philip Morris Hauser was a demographer and pioneer in urban studies who was a former president of the American Sociological Association
, the American Statistical Association
and the Population Association of America. For more than 30 years he was Director of the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago
where he also served as the Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology.
Hasuer was educated at the University of Chicago, from which he received a Bachelors degree in 1929.
He was studying at Chicago at the time of the rise of the Chicago School of Sociology.
in Sociology
in 1938.
From 1934 to 1937, Hauser went on leave to serve as a researcher for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
.
Hauser was employed by the United States Census Bureau
from 1938 to 1947, working as Assistant Chief Statistician for Population until assuming the role of Deputy Director in 1946.
In 1947, Hauser returned to the staff of the University of Chicago as a professor of Sociology. He also remained as Acting Director of the Census Bureau from 1949 to 1950.
Hauser was the founder of the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago, over which he served as director for some 30 years. During the course of his career there he helped train approximately 100 future PhDs, in addition to a large number of other graduate students.
American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
, the American Statistical Association
American Statistical Association
The American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
and the Population Association of America. For more than 30 years he was Director of the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
where he also served as the Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology.
Early years
Philip Morris Hauser was born September 27, 1909.Hasuer was educated at the University of Chicago, from which he received a Bachelors degree in 1929.
He was studying at Chicago at the time of the rise of the Chicago School of Sociology.
Career
In 1932, Hauser was first named as an instructor at the University of Chicago, a position which he retained throughout the course of his graduate studies. In 1933 he was awarded a Masters degree from that institution, followed by a Ph.D.Ph.D.
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in Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
in 1938.
From 1934 to 1937, Hauser went on leave to serve as a researcher for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration was the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration which President Herbert Hoover had created in 1932...
.
Hauser was employed by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
from 1938 to 1947, working as Assistant Chief Statistician for Population until assuming the role of Deputy Director in 1946.
In 1947, Hauser returned to the staff of the University of Chicago as a professor of Sociology. He also remained as Acting Director of the Census Bureau from 1949 to 1950.
Hauser was the founder of the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago, over which he served as director for some 30 years. During the course of his career there he helped train approximately 100 future PhDs, in addition to a large number of other graduate students.
Death and legacy
Hauser died on December 13, 1994. He was 85 years old at the time of his death.Publications
- "Differential Mortality in the United States: A Study in Socioeconomic Epidemiology." With E. Kitagawa. 1973.