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David V. Glass
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Glass, c. 1970s
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| Born | 2 January 1911 London, England
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| Died | 23 September 1978 (aged 67) |
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| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
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David Victor Glass (born January 2, 1911 – died September 23, 1978) was an important English sociologist. A sociologist is someone who studies how people live together in groups and societies.
David Glass was one of the few sociologists to be chosen for the Royal Society. This is a very old and respected group for top scientists. He was also a member of the British Academy, which is for experts in humanities and social sciences. He taught sociology at the London School of Economics from 1948 to 1978.
His Life and Work
David Glass was born in the East End of London, England. His father was a tailor. David went to a state elementary school and then to Raine's Grammar School. He later earned a degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1931.
From 1932 to 1940, he worked as a research assistant. He helped William Beveridge and Arthur Bowley, who were experts in statistics (the study of numbers and data).
In 1935, he worked with Lancelot Hogben at the LSE. They were in a department that studied how society and biology connect. During this time, he also met R. R. Kuczynski. After this department closed in 1937, David Glass helped start the Population Investigation Committee (PIC). This group studied how populations grow and change.
In 1948, he became a professor. From 1961 to 1978, he was the Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. After him, Donald Gunn MacRae took over this role.
David Glass passed away in 1978 from a heart problem. His wife, Ruth Glass, who also studied cities and society, survived him.
Important Roles He Held
David Glass held many important positions during his career:
- Chairman of the Population Investigation Committee.
- President of the British Society for Population Studies.
- Honorary President of the International Union for Scientific Study of Population.
- Member of the International Statistical Institute.
- He became a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1964.
- He became a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1971.
- He was made an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971.
- He became a Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1973.
See also
- Who's Who (UK)
