Background
Landy, David was born on June 4, 1917 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Landy, David was born on June 4, 1917 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Associate of Arts, Armstrong State College, 1948. Bachelor in psychology, sociology, University North Carolina, 1949. Master of Arts in anthropology, University North Carolina, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy in anthropology, Harvard University, 1956.
Lecturer, school social work, Boston (Massachusetts) U., 1953-1956; principal investigator, Harvard University, Boston, 1955-1960; research associate medical school, Harvard University, Boston, 1955-1960; professor and associate professor public health, U. Pittsburgh, 1960-1970; professor and chair anthropology, U. Pittsburgh, 1963-1970; professor and chair anthropology, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1970-1975; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Boston, since 1985; Adjunct Professor anthropology, U. North Carolina, Wilmington, since 1992.
Treasurer 1st Parish Church, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1987-1990. Trustee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Wilmington, 1991-1993. President Society Medical Anthropology, Washington, 1980-1982, member executive committee, 1978-1980, 91-93.
With United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Anthropological Association. Member Society Medical Anthropology (past president, executive committee), Society for Ethnohistory, Southern Anthropological Society, American Association for the History of Medicine, Society for the Social History of Medicine, Association North Carolina Anthropologists, American Ethnological Society, Society Psychological Anthropology.
S, Charles Edwin and Matilda (Rabinowitz) L. Married Louise Fleming, March 18, 1949 (deceased 1988). Children: Laura Louise, Lisa Ann, Jonathan Fleming.
Married Margaret Randall Holt Parish, January 1, 1991.