Willcox, Walter Francis, 1861-1964

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Dates:
Birth 1861-03-22
Death 1964-10-12
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Statistician and professor of economics.

From the description of Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1851-1965 (bulk 1886-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 708649617

Professor of economics and statistics at Cornell University.

From the description of Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63534630

From the guide to the Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.)

Biographical Note

1861, Mar. 22 Born, Reading, Mass. 1884 A.B., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. 1887 LL.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1888 A.M., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. 1891 Ph. D., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Published The Divorce Problem; a study in Statistics, Ph.D. thesis 1891 1931 Professor of economics and statistics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1892 Married Alice Elaine Work 1899 1902 Chief statistician, twelfth U.S. census 1902 1907 Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1902 1931 Special agent, U.S. Bureau of the Census 1931 Retired from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1933 Published . . . Introduction to the Vital Statistics of the United States, 1900 to 1930. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office 1940 Published Studies in American Demography. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press 1964, Nov. 24 Died, Ithaca, N. Y.

From the guide to the Walter Francis Willcox Papers, 1851-1965, (bulk 1886-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • African American criminals
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Afro
  • Afro
  • Anthropological linguistics
  • Apportionment (Election law)
  • Apportionment (Election law)
  • Census
  • Criminal statistics
  • Criminal statistics
  • Demography
  • Divorce
  • Economists
  • Families
  • Families
  • Hygiene
  • Indians of North America
  • Political science
  • Political science
  • Population
  • Professors emeriti
  • Prohibition
  • Race relations
  • Race relations
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Vital statistics
  • Voter registration
  • Voter registration

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  • Educators
  • Statisticians

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)

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