Background
Nam, Charles Benjamin was born on March 25, 1926 in Lynbrook, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Yetta (Huff) Nam.
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Nam, Charles Benjamin was born on March 25, 1926 in Lynbrook, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Yetta (Huff) Nam.
Bachelor, New York University, 1950. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1959.
Statistician, United States Bureau Census, Washington, 1950-1953; chief education and social stratification branch, United States Bureau Census, 1957-1964; statistician, United States Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama, 1953-1954; research assistant, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1954-1957; professor sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1964-1996; department chairman sociology, Florida State University, 1968-1971; director, Center for Study of Population, 1967-1982; distinguished research professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1994-1996; distinguished research professor emeritus, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1996; member population advising committee, United States Bureau Census, 1978-1981. Consultant population division Organisation for Economics Cooperative and Development, 1968-1970, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1978-1983, Indonesian Ministry of Population and Environment, Jakrarta, 1988-1990. Social Science Research Council, 1981-1988.
(Book by Nam, Charles B.)
(Book by Nam, Charles B.)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (representative section K 1999-2004). Member American Sociological Association (chairman section on population 1976-1978), Population Association American (president 1979), International Union for Science Study Population, American Statistical Association (chairman social statistics section 1974, fellow 1980), Southern Sociological Society (president 1981-1982), Southern Demographic Association (vice chairman 1974-1975. Fellow 2001; honorary president 2007), Society Study Social Biology (board directors 1996-2006, executive committee 1998-1999).
Married Marjorie Lee Tallant, January 1, 1956. Children: David Wallace, Rebecca Jane.