Background
Ross, Frank Alexander was born on January 23, 1888 in New York City. Son of James Alexander and Elizabeth Wordin (Naramore) Ross.
Ross, Frank Alexander was born on January 23, 1888 in New York City. Son of James Alexander and Elizabeth Wordin (Naramore) Ross.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1908, graduate study, 1909-1911. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1913, Doctor of Philosophy, 1924.
Gere. Civil engineer in California, 1908-1909. Teacher sociology and statistics, Columbia, 1914-1917, 1919-1926. Assistant professor sociology, 1926-1937.
Professor sociology and department chairman Syracuse University, 1937-1941.
Director survey of Near East for Near East Relief and other philanthropies, 1926. Director research and surveys on Negro since 1926.
Various connections with Federal Government since 1917, Federal Emergency Relief Administrn., 1934-1935. Editor Journal American Statistical Association, 1925-1934 and 1941-1945 (originator Procs. same 1928).
Secretary-treasurer Social Science Abstracts, 1928-1934.
Editor of History, Economics and Public Law (Columbia), 1934-1937.
Member of the board of trustees and treasurer Thetford Academy, 1942-1948. Served as First lieutenant, captain, major Sanitary corpus, United States army, chief surgeon’s office, American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919. Fellow American Statistical Associate.
Member Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Sociological Republican.
Married Dorothy Gere Reddy, November 24, 1926.