Background
Myers, George Carleton was born on April 8, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Francis Murdock and Ruth Emily (Hassinger) Myers.
sociology and demographics educator
Myers, George Carleton was born on April 8, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Francis Murdock and Ruth Emily (Hassinger) Myers.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1953. Postgraduate, diploma, University Stockholm, 1956. Master of Arts, University Washington, Seattle, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1963.
Instructor, U. Washington, 1957-1959;
instructor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1962;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1966;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1966-1968;
senior scientist, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1968-1970;
professor sociology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1968-1996;
professor emeritus, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1996;
director Center for Demographic Studies, 1972-1996. Member National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Washington, 1985-1988. Member commission on aging National Academy Science, Washington, 1982-1985.
Member Census Advisory Committee, 1977-1983, World Health Organization Program on Aging, since 1988, National Institutes of Health National Advisory Committee on Aging, 1991-1995. Visiting lecturer United Nations China National Demographic Training Center, Beijing, 1991. Advisor Electrical and Computer Engineering Population Act.
Unit, since 1992; visiting professor U. GenevaMed. School, 1994, Flinders U. Medical School, 1994.
With United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow Gerontological Society of America. Member Population Association American (board directors 1977-1979), Southern Demographic Association (president 1974-1976), Triangle Area Population Society (president 1988-1989), Duke Faculty Club (president 1972-1974).
Married Pauline Dorothy Kraebel, April 24, 1954. Children: George C., Marie E., Peter D., Kathleen A.