Background
Linder, Forrest Edward was born on November 21, 1906 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Gustaf Ferdinand and Lillian (Domville) Linder.
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Manual de Estadistica Vital, etc.
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Forrest Edward Linder
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, State University Iowa, 1930; Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1932.
Career
Associate biostatistician, Worcester (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1932-1935;
assistant chief division vital statistics, Bureau Census, 1935-1944;
chief demographic and social statistics, United Nations, 1946-1956;
director, National Center Health Statistics, 1956-1967;
visiting professor, U. North Carolina, 1966;
professor biostatistics School Public Health, U. North Carolina, 1967-1977. Consultant Ford Foundation, 1962-1988. Adviser World Health Organization, 1957-1988.
President International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 1974-1986.
Achievements
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Membership
Served to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Statistical Association, International Statistical Institute, International Association for Official Statistics, American Population Association, International Union for Science Study Population, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Gretchen Alma Otto, December 21, 1931 (deceased April 1984). Children— Gordon Forrest, Louise Alma. Married Agnes Mary Whitfield, November 1984.
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Resting place
Buried Arlington National Cemetery