Ansley J. Coale
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Ansley Johnson Coale (November 14, 1917 ā November 5, 2002), was one of America's foremost demographers. A native to Baltimore, Maryland, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1939, his Master of Arts in 1941, and (after a period of service in the Navy) his Ph.D. in 1947, all at Princeton University.[1] A long-term director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton, Coale was especially influential for his work on the demographic transition and for his leadership of the European Fertility Project.[2]
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Ansley J. Coale | |
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Born | (1917-11-14)November 14, 1917 |
Died | November 5, 2002(2002-11-05) (aged 84) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Demography Sociology |
Institutions | Princeton University |
Thesis | The Social and Economic Problems of Reducing Vulnerability to Atomic Bombs (1947) |
Doctoral advisors | Frank W. Notestein Frank Dunstone Graham |
Doctoral students | Samuel H. Preston Thomas Espenshade |
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