Frederick Franklin Stephan

Background

Stephan, Frederick Franklin was born on May 17, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederick William and Eirene Mary (Ford) Stephan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois. Master of Arts, University of Chicago.

Career

Instructor, then assistant professor of University of Pittsburgh, 1927-1934. Director Bureau Social Research. 1931-1934; secretary-treasurer and editor, American Statis, Association, 1935-1940.

Member Central Statis, Board, 1935-1940.

Lecturer, Columbia University, 1937. Attended International Population Congress, Paris, 1937.

Member Statistical Secretary, Eighth Pan-American Science Congress, 1939. Professor of sociology and statistics, Cornell Univercity, 1940-1947.

Research consultant, Office of Production Management, 1941-1942.

Director statistical service, War Manpower Commission, 1942-1943. Chief general statistical staff and assistant director research branch, War Production Board, 1944. European representative for social sciences, Rockefeller Foundn., 1945-1946.

Director studies of sampling.

Social Science Research Council and National Research Council, 1946-1952. Professor social statistics and director office survey research and statistical studies Princeton, until 1971.

Senior demographic consultant Population Council. Delaware, Assembly Inter-American Statistical Institute, 1947.

Consultant to various government research agencies.

Civilian research analyst A.A.F. Evaluation Board, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-1945.

Achievements

• Frederick Franklin Stephan has been listed as a noteworthy statistician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Statistical Association (president 1966), Institute Mathematics Statistics, American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president economics and social science 1947-1961). Member Operations Research Society, Social Science Research Council, American Sociological Society, Econometric Society, International Statistical Institute, Population Association of America, International Union for Science Study of Population, American Association Puplic Opinion Research (president 1957-1958). Chilean Statistical Society (honorary.

Club: Cosmos (Washington).

Connections

Married Eda Mildred Atwood, September 10, 1925. Children: Frederick Paul, Walter Franklin, Louise Elizabeth (Mistress James P. Mergler), Janet Lucia (Mistress Richard Doctorate. Greene).

Father:

Frederick William Stephan

Mother:

Eirene Mary (Ford) Stephan

Spouse:

Eda Mildred Atwood

child:

Louise Elizabeth Stephan (Mistress James P. Mergler)

child:

Walter Franklin Stephan

child:

Frederick Paul Stephan

child:

Janet Lucia Stephan (Mistress Richard D. Greene)