Background
Sills, David Lawrence was born on August 24, 1920 in New York City. Son of R. Malcolm and Charlotte Noyes (Babcock) Sills.
Sills, David Lawrence was born on August 24, 1920 in New York City. Son of R. Malcolm and Charlotte Noyes (Babcock) Sills.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1942; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1956.
Research analyst public opinion and sociological research division, Allied Occupation of Japan, 1947-1950; research associate, Bureau Applied Social Research Columbia University, 1952-1961; acting director, Bureau Applied Social Research Columbia University, 1961-1962; director research, Bureau Applied Social Research Columbia University, 1962; expert, United Nations Technology Assistance Organisation, Bombay, India, 1960-1961; editor, Crowell Collier and Macmillan, New York City, 1962-1967; associate director demographic division, Population Council, New York City, 1968-1970; director, Population Council, 1970-1972; executive associate, Social Science Research Council, New York City, 1973-1988; executive associate emeritus, Social Science Research Council, New York City, since 1988. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California,1967-1968. Visiting scholar Russell Sage Foundation, 1973.
Served with United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Association Public Opinion Research, American Sociological Association, Sociological Research Association.
Married Yole Laura Granata, February 18, 1948. 1 son, Gregory Lawrence.