Background
Schuessler, Karl Frederick was born on February 15, 1915 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugo and Elsa (Westerbeck) Schuessler.
Schuessler, Karl Frederick was born on February 15, 1915 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugo and Elsa (Westerbeck) Schuessler.
Bachelor of Arts, Evansville (Indiana) College, 1936; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1947.
Sociologist, Illinois State Prison, 1938;
teacher, Highland Park (Ill). High School, 1939-1940;
instructor, Vanderbilt University, 1946-1947;
member of faculty, Indiana U., since 1947;
professor sociology, Indiana U., 1960-1976;
Distinguished professor sociology, Indiana U., since 1976;
department chairman, Indiana U., 1961-1969. Research consultant Thammasat U., Bangkok, Thailand, 1963.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1957, University of California-Berkeley, 1965-1966, U. Washington, 1967. Guest scholar Center for Survey Research, Mannheim (Germany) U., 1979-1980, visiting professor, 1980-1981. Fellow Institute Sociology, U. Hamburg, Germany, summer 1983.
Member advanced.panel sociology National Science Foundation, 1962-1963. Member behavioral section National Institutes of Health, 1964-1968. Member social science research study section National Institute of Mental Health, 1968-1969, social science training study section, 1969-1973.
Member National Research Council, 1970-1975.
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Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Sociological Association, American Statistical Association.
Married Lucille Smith, June 27, 1946. Children— Thomas Brian.