Background
Krotki, Karol Jozef was born on May 15, 1922 in Cieszyn, Poland. Son of Karol Stanislaw and Anna Elzbieta (Skrzywanek) Krotki. emigrated to Canada, 1964.
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Karol Jozef Krotki
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Education
Bachelor (honours), Cambridge (England) University, 1948; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1952; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1960.
Career
Civil ser., England, 1948-1949;
deputy director statistics, Sudan, 1949-1958;
visiting fellow, Princeton University, 1958-1960;
research adviser, Pakistan Institute Development Economics, 1960-1964;
assistant director census research, Dominion Bureau Statistics, Canada, 1964-1968;
professor sociology, U. Alberta, 1968-1983;
professor, U. Alberta, 1983-1991;
professor emeritus, U. Alberta, since 1991. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1967, U. North Carolina, 1970-1973, University of Michigan, 1975, U. Costa Rica, 1993. Coordinator program socio-economics research Province Alberta, 1969-1971.
Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Polish, French and British Armed Forces, 1939-1946. Fellow American Statis Association, Royal Society Canada (vice president 1986-1988), Academy Humanities and Social Sciences (vice president 1984-1986, president 1986-1988). Member Federation Canada Demographers (vice president 1977-1982, president 1982-1984), Canada Population Society, Association des Demographes du Quebec, Society Edmonton Demographers (founder, president 1990-1996), Control and E. European Studies Society (president 1986-1988), Population Association American, International Union Science Study Population, Association International des Demographes de Langue Francaise, International Statistical Institute, Royal Statistical Society.
Connections
Married Joanna Patkowski, July 12, 1947. Children— Karol Peter, Jan Jozef, Filip Karol.
