Background
Geiger, Homer Kent was born on June 23, 1922 in Bluffton, Ohio, United States. Son of Homer Harvey and Flora Alberta (Gottshall) Geiger.
Geiger, Homer Kent was born on June 23, 1922 in Bluffton, Ohio, United States. Son of Homer Harvey and Flora Alberta (Gottshall) Geiger.
AB, Princeton University, 1947. A.M., Harvard University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1955.
Teaching and research in sociology Tufts University, 1954-1961, Ohio State University, 1961-1963, University California at Berkeley, 1963-1964. Professor sociology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1964-1984, professor emeritus, since 1984. Research fellow Russian Research Center, Harvard, 1954-1955, 58-59.
Research associate New England Board Higher Education, 1957-1958.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Married Mildred Sharpe Shade, August 17, 1950 (divorced). Children: Martha Ellen, Daniel William. Married Elinor C. Schnore, January 23, 1970 (divorced).
Married Isabel K. Bruette, September 5, 1987.