Joseph Adna Hill

Background

Hill, Joseph Adna was born on May 5, 1860 in Stewartstown, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Review Joseph B. and Harriet (Brown) Hill.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1885, Master of Arts, 1887. Doctor of Philosophy, Halle, Germany, 1892. Unmarried.

Career

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, 1893. Instructor Harvard University, 1895. Since 1898 engaged in statistical work on United States Census.

Appointed chief statistician, 1909.

Appointed assistant director for 14th Census, 1921, 15th Census, 1929. Appointed chief statistician for statistical research, 1933.

Chairman of Commission appointed by secretaries of state, commerce and labor to determine immigration quotas.

Achievements

• Joseph Adna Hill has been listed as a noteworthy statistician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member: American Statistical Association. American Economic Association. International Statistical Institute.

Clubs: Harvard (Boston, New York, Washington, D. C.), Cosmos (Washington, District of Columbia), Bannockburn Golf (Glen Echo, Maryland).

Connections

Father:

Review Joseph B. Hill

Mother:

Harriet (Brown) Hill