Ronald Freedman
Born(1917-08-08)August 8, 1917
Winnipeg, Canada
DiedNovember 21, 2007(2007-11-21) (aged 90)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
University of Michigan
Known forSurvey research on fertility
AwardsIUSSP Laureate
NAS Member
Scientific career
FieldsDemography
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Notable studentsLinda Waite

Ronald Freedman (1917–2007) was an international demographer and founder of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. He led pioneering survey research on fertility in Asia. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, Freedman grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. He received a BA in history and economics from the University of Michigan in 1939, and a master's degree in sociology in 1940. At the University of Chicago he completed prelims for his PhD in sociology before joining the U.S. Army in 1942 to serve in the Air Corps Weather Service.

Freedman was the recipient of many honors and awards over his career. He was a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fulbright Fellow, President of the Population Association of America, a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[1] winner of the Irene B. Taeuber Award[2] from the Population Association of America and the Office of Population Research. He was also a Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).[3][4]

Freedman died on November 21, 2007, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 90.

References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Freedman elected to NAS, 1974". Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Ronald Freedman wins Irene B. Taeuber Award, 1981". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  3. ↑ IUSSP.org
  4. ↑ "Ronald Freedman 2002 IUSSP Laureate". Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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