Sidney Goldstein

Sidney Goldstein (August 4, 1927 – August 5, 2019) was an American demographer. He was George Hazard Crooker University Professor at Brown University from 1977 to 1993.

Sidney Goldstein
Born	August 4, 1927 New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	August 5, 2019 (aged 92) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Doctorate, University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Demographer

Life

Sidney Goldstein was born in New London, Connecticut; he attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with high distinction (and a senior honors book prize) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology in 1949, and then completing a Master of Arts degree in 1951.[1][2][3] He then completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania; his PhD was awarded in 1953.[1]

After spending two years at the University of Pennsylvania as an instructor, Goldstein took up a position at Brown University in 1955 and remained there for the rest of his career; he was appointed an associate professor in 1957, a full professor in 1960 and then George Hazard Crooker University Professor in 1977. At Brown, he also founded the Population Studies and Training Center in 1960 and served as its first director until 1989. He was also Chair of the Sociology Department from 1963 to 1970. He retired in 1993 to an emeritus professorship.[1][4][5] Outside of Brown, Goldstein served as president of the Population Association of America (1975–76).[1] In 2005, he received the Laureate Award from the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population,[6] and in 2011 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (from who he had also received the Marshall Sklare Award in 1992).[7][8]

Research

Goldstein's research has focused on population distribution, urbanization and internal migration, especially in Southeast Asia and China and in relation to Jewish demography.[4] According to the Population Association of America, Goldstein is "internationally recognized for his long-standing and fundamental contributions to the study of urbanization and population mobility. He contributed significantly to the field with the development of the concept of repeat migration ... [and] pioneered new techniques for the collection and recording of demographic data, including the use of administrative and other records to complement surveys."[1]

Personal life

Goldstein was married; his wife Alice Dreifuss Goldstein assisted with much of his earlier research on repeat migration and co-authored a number articles with him.[9][10] Goldstein died on 5 August 2019, aged 92; he was survived by his wife and three children.[11]

References

1. "Sidney Goldstein", Population Association of America. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
2. James Duffy, John Hevelin and Suzanne Osterreicher, International Directory of Scholars and Specialists in Third World Studies (Crossroads, 1981), p. 165.
3. Sixty-Sixth Annual Commencement of the University of Connecticut (University of Connecticut, 12 June 1949).
4. "Sidney Goldstein", Brown University. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
5. "Professor Sidney Goldstein of Brown: World Renowned Demographer", Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes, vol. 15 (2007), p. 87.
6. "IUSSP Laureate 2005. Sidney Goldstein", International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
7. "Awards", Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
8. Sidney Goldstein, "Shaping Demographic Research on American Jewry", Contemporary Jewry, vol. 33, nos. 1-2 (2013), p. 9, fn.
9. "Alice and Sidney Goldstein [interview]", Brown University. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
10. Geraldine Foster, "Alice Goldstein honored by Am David and community", The Jewish Voice, 22 May 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
11. "Obituary: Sidney Goldstein", Lexington Herald-Leader, 6 August 2019, via Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.