Background
Russell, Josiah Cox was born on September 3, 1900 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Elbert and Lieuetta (Cox) Russell.
(Who controlled population in the Middle Ages? Did medieva...)
Who controlled population in the Middle Ages? Did medieval people really think about the possibility of population control or did they act without thought in the matter? Chapters: the population of Pompeii & Rome; the villages of the dead; to quicken the dead; how long did they live?; potential energy & dependency; the spread of TB in the West; the earlier medieval plague in the British Isles, & on the Continent; the threat of too many mouths; population stability, A.D. 0-1000; the medieval population crisis, 1000-1348; divergent trends of population control; tests of demographic interests; the strength of will to control; climate & migration; & burial of heretics in the Middle Ages. Bibliography. 53 tables.
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Russell, Josiah Cox was born on September 3, 1900 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Elbert and Lieuetta (Cox) Russell.
Bachelor of Arts, Earlham College, 1922; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1923; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1926.
Assistant in history, Radcliffe College, 1923-1924; Assistant in history, Harvard University, 1924-1926; assistant professor, Colorado College, 1927-1929; professor of history and head social science department, New Mexico Highlands U., 1929-1931; instructor to associate professor, U. North Carolina, 1931-1946; chairman history Department, University New Mexico, 1946-1953; professor, U. New Mexico, 1946-1965; professor emeritus, U. N. Mexico, 1965-1996; professor, Texas A & I U., 1965-1971; Piper professor (honorary), Texas A & I U., 1971.
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Chairman Orange District committee Boy Scouts American, 1945-1946. Fellow Mediaeval Academy American. Member American History Association (member Pacific Coast council 1964-1965), Society of Friends, American Association of University Professors (state chairman 1951-1952, national council 1953-1956), Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Ruth Winslow, September 15, 1924 (deceased April 1966). Children: Elbert Winslow, Walter Howard, Joan (deceased).