Background
Breese, Gerald William was born on June 4, 1912 in Horseheads, New York, United States. Son of Bert Minard and Leona (Goodrich) Breese.
Breese, Gerald William was born on June 4, 1912 in Horseheads, New York, United States. Son of Bert Minard and Leona (Goodrich) Breese.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1935; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy (Marshall Field fellow), University of Chicago, 1947.
Assistant professor sociology, dean of men, Pacific U., Forest Grove, Oregon, 1938-1941;
research planner, Chicago Plan Commission, 1942;
instructor urban sociology, Shrivenham American U., England, 1945;
instructor urban sociology, University of Chicago, 1947;
secretary commission on housing research, Social Science Research Council, 1947-1949;
assistant professor sociology, Princeton University, 1949-1951;
associate professor, Princeton University, 1951-1959;
professor, Princeton University, 1959-1977;
professor emeritus, Princeton University, 1977-1995. Director bureau urban research, 1950-1966. Fulbright professor American U., Cairo, 1954-1955.
Coordinator Ford Foundation, Delhi Regional Master Plan Cons. Team, New Delhi, 1957-1958. Visiting lecturer U. Natal, South Africa, summer 1963;visiting fellow Institute Advanced Studies, Australian National U., 1966.
Member New Jersey Resources Committee, 1950-1957.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member American Institute Planners, American, Eastern sociological societies, Population Association American, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Alice Janette Bailey, July 4, 1937 (deceased February 1972). Children: Adele Embree, James Bert, Dana Sue Bailey, Brinda Sue Bailey. Married Alice Dodge Osborn Brown, October 18, 1980.