Samuel H. Preston
Samuel Hulse Preston (born December 2, 1943) is an American demographer and sociologist.
Samuel H. Preston | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 2, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Demography |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Doctoral students | Alberto Palloni |
He is one of the leading demographers in the United States. He received his Ph.D in economics from Princeton University in 1968. Preston is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He is the former Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn as well as a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1987.[1]
The Preston curve is named after him. Preston's major research interest is in the health of populations. He has written primarily about mortality trends and patterns in large aggregates, including twentieth century mortality transitions and black/white differentials in the United States.
Publications
- Preston, Samuel H., & Michael Haines. (1991), Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America., Princeton: Princeton University PressCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Gribble, James N., & Preston, Samuel H. (editors) (1993), The Epidemiological transition: policy and planning implications for developing countries, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, ISBN 9780585273143, retrieved 3 June 2010CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Preston, Samuel H, Patrick Heuveline, and Michel Guillot. (1991), Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes., New York: BlackwellCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
References
- "Samuel H. Preston". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
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