Background
Paul, Benjamin David was born on January 25, 1911 in New York City. Son of Phillip and Esther (Kranz) Paul.
Paul, Benjamin David was born on January 25, 1911 in New York City. Son of Phillip and Esther (Kranz) Paul.
Student, University Wisconsin, 1928-1929; AB, University of Chicago, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1942.
Lecturer, research director, Yale University, 1942-1944; community organization expert, Inter-American Ednl. Foundation, 1946; from lecturer to associate professor anthropology, Harvard University, 1946-1962; director social science program School Public Health, Harvard University, 1951-1962; professor anthropology, Stanford (California) U., since 1963; department chairman, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1971; director program in medicine and behavioral science, Stanford (California) U., 1963-1970. Consultant National Institutes of Health, since 1957.
Second lieutenant Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Anthropol. Association (Distinguished Service award 1994), Society for Medical Anthropology (past president),Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Lois Fleischman, January 4, 1936 (deceased 1975). Children: Robert Allen, Janice Carol.