Willcox, Walter Francis, 1861-1964

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)