Background
Taeuber, Irene Barnes was born on December 25, 1906 in Meadville, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Ninevah C. and Lily D. (Keller) Barnes.
Taeuber, Irene Barnes was born on December 25, 1906 in Meadville, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Ninevah C. and Lily D. (Keller) Barnes.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri, 1927. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1931.
Doctor of Laws, Smith College, 1960.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Western College for Women, Oxford, O., 1965.
Instructor sociology, economics U. Missouri, 1923-1927, Northwestern University, 1927-1928, University of Minnesota, 1928-1931, Mount Holyoke College, 1931-1934. Research associate Office Population Research, Princeton, 1936-1961, senior research demographer, 1962-1974. Visiting professor School Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins, 1962-1964.
Consultant international statistics Bureau Census, 1940-1950.
Consultant demography Pacific Science Board, 1955-1970, Agency for International Development, 1963-1970. Director census library project Library of Congress and bureau of Census, 1941-1944.
Manpower panel research and development board Department Defense, 1947-1953.
Fellow American Statistical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Population Association American (president 1953-1954), American Sociological Society (secretary 1949), International Union for Science Study of Population (vice president).
Married Conrad Taeuber, July 1919. Children: Richard Conrad, Karl Ernst.