Donald Stevenson Pitkin

Background

Pitkin, Donald Stevenson was born on January 6, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Donald Stevenson and Dorothy (Bacon) Pitkin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1953; professor, department chairman sociology and anthropology, Northeastern U., 1954-1964; professor, department chairman sociology and anthropology, Amherst College, since 1964.

Achievements

• Donald Stevenson Pitkin has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Sociological Society.

Connections

Married Emily Knapp, December 28, 1948 (deceased 1964). Children– Donald Stevenson III, Roxanna Elizabeth Farwell.

Father:

Donald Stevenson Pitkin

Mother:

Dorothy (Bacon) Pitkin

Spouse:

Emily Knapp

child:

Donald Stevenson III Pitkin

child:

Roxanna Elizabeth Farwell Pitkin