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Nathan Keyfitz

1913 – 2010

Canadian sociologist

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Lived 1913 – 2010 (aged 96). Nathan Keyfitz was a Canadian statistician, sociologist, demographer and researcher.

Nathan Keyfitz FRSC FRSS (June 29, 1913 – April 6, 2010) was a Canadian demographer, a pioneer of mathematical demography.

Professional career Keyfitz studied at McGill University, graduating with a B.S. in mathematics in 1934. and won the Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service in 1991.

In June 2013, a symposium on mathematical demography was held in honor of the centennial of his birth.

Books Introduction to the Mathematics of Population (Addison-Wesley, 1968). . World Population: An Analysis of Vital Data (with Wilhelm Flieger, Univ. of Chicago Press, 1968). . Population: Facts and Methods of Demography (with Wilhelm Flieger, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1971) Applied Mathematical Demography (Springer-Verlag, 1977) Population Change and Social Policy (Abt Books, 1982) World Population Growth and Aging: Demographic Trends in the Late Twentieth Century (with Wilhelm Flieger, Univ. of Chicago Press, 1990)

Personal Keyfitz's daughter, Barbara Keyfitz, is a notable mathematician.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
McGill University, University of Chicago, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley
Employers
Harvard University, University of Toronto, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Fellow of the American Statistical Association; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award; IUSSP Laureate Award
Also known as
N Keyfitz

Family & relationships

Child
Barbara Keyfitz

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nathan Keyfitz?

Canadian sociologist

When was Nathan Keyfitz born?

Nathan Keyfitz was born on 29 June 1913 in Montreal.

When did Nathan Keyfitz die?

Nathan Keyfitz died on 6 April 2010 in Cambridge.

What was Nathan Keyfitz's occupation?

Nathan Keyfitz was a statistician, sociologist, demographer and researcher.

What nationality was Nathan Keyfitz?

Nathan Keyfitz was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nathan Keyfitz

· Wikidata: Q6969175

· DBpedia: Nathan Keyfitz

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