Background
Silverberg, James Mark was born on December 16, 1921 in New York City. Son of Mark Silverberg and Pauline Kathryn (Nauheim) Obermeyer.
researcher anthropology educator
Silverberg, James Mark was born on December 16, 1921 in New York City. Son of Mark Silverberg and Pauline Kathryn (Nauheim) Obermeyer.
Bachelor in Hispanic Studies with high honors, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Master of Science in Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, 1962.
Professor, U. Center Venezuela, Caracas, 1953-1956;
instructor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1956-1961;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1961-1964;
associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1964-1967;
professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1967-1990;
emeritus professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1990. Assistant to director Columbia University Research India, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, 1950-1951. Research associate Bureau Social Science Research, Lucknow, India, 1952.
Field director Social Use of Solar Energy Field Research, Mexico, 1962. Instructor, field director Changing Colombia Research, Tolu, 1964. Acting director Whitemarl Site Archaeology Field Project, Jamaica, 1965.
Member Union of Concerned Scientists, Committee of Concerned South Asian Scholars, American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood. Second lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section H 1984-1986, delegate section H to governing county 1973-1978, 86), American Anthropological Association (representative to American Association for the Advancement of Science 1972-1973), Society for Applied Anthropology (Executive Board 1969-1972).
Member International Union of Anthropological/Ethnological Sciences (United States delegate, permanent county 1978-1987), Center States Anthropological Society (Executive Board 1969-1972).
Married Donna Marie Crothers, August 27, 1949. Children: Matthew Crothers, Conrad Mark, Erica Jean Silverberg Sandberg.