Background
Anderson, Charles Arnold was born on January 13, 1907 in Platte, South Dakota, United States. Son of Edward Thomas and Edith (Orvis) Anderson.
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Charles Arnold Anderson
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Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1927; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Stockholm, 1978.
Career
Faculty, University of Minnesota, 1929; Faculty, Harvard University, 1930-1935, 43; Faculty, Iowa State University, 1936-1943; Faculty, U. Kentucky, 1945-1958; various United States government assignments, 1944-1945; faculty, University of California at Berkeley, 1948-1949; visiting professor, U. Lund, Sweden, 1954-1955; Fulbright scholar, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1955-1956; professor, University of Chicago, from 1958; also director Comparative Education Center, University of Chicago, 1958-1973. Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Ford Foundation, World Bank, Organization of European Cooperation and Development. Visiting professor U. Stockholm,1974, U. London, 1975.
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Membership
Member Comparative Education Society (president), Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Mary Jean Bowman, July 18, 1942. 1 son, Lloyd Barr.
