Background
Borgatta, Edgar F. was born on September 1, 1924 in Milan, Italy. Son of Edgar A. and Frances (Zinelli) Borgatta. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1934.
Borgatta, Edgar F. was born on September 1, 1924 in Milan, Italy. Son of Edgar A. and Frances (Zinelli) Borgatta. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1934.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1947; Master of Arts, New York University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1952.
Instructor, New York University, 1949-1951;
lecturer, professor, New York University, 1954-1959;
lecturer, research associate, Harvard, 1951-1954;
social psychologist, assistant secretary, Russell Sage Foundation, 1954-1959;
professor sociology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1959-1961;
Brittingham Research professor, University of Wisconsin, 1961-1972;
department chairman sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1962-1965;
chairman division social studies, University of Wisconsin, 1965-1968;
Distinguished professor sociology, Queens College, City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1972-1977;
professor Graduate Center, Queens College, City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1972-1982;
director, Italian Social Science Center, Queens College, 1972-1977;
research director, CUNY Case Center for Gerontological Studies, 1978-1981;
director data service, CUNY Case Center for Gerontological Studies, 1981-1982;
professor sociology, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1981;
department chairman sociology, U. Washington, 1992-1993;
dir, Institute on Aging U. Washington, Seattle, 1981-1986. Consultant to business and government, since 1953, Russell Sage Foundation, 1970-1972. Lecturer, professor, Adjunct Professor sociology New York University, 1954-1959.
Consultant editor Rand McNally & Company, 1961-1974. Chairman of the Board Forest Engineer Peacock Publications, Inc. National Institute General Sciences.
Special research fellow, 1972.
Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member Psychometric Society, Sociological Research Association, American Sociological Association (vice president 1983), Pacific Sociological Association (president 1985), International Institute Sociology (president 1984-1989).
Married Marie Lentini, October 5, 1946. Children: Lynn, Kim, Lee.