Background
Thomlinson, Ralph was born on February 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Ralph and Ora Lee (Barr) Thomlinson.
demographer sociologist statistician
Thomlinson, Ralph was born on February 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Ralph and Ora Lee (Barr) Thomlinson.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1948. Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh, 1944. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1948.
Master of Arts, Yale University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.
Assistant town planner, Montclair, New Jersey, 1949-1950;
assistant city planner, Paterson, New Jersey, 1950;
research assistant, Bureau Applied Social Research, New York City, 1952;
medical statistics assistant actuarial department, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. New York City, 1952-1953;
instructor statistics and population, University of Wisconsin, 1953-1956;
instructor sociology and anthropology, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1956-1959;
assistant professor sociology, California State University, Los Angeles, 1959-1962;
associate professor, California State University, 1962-1965;
professor, California State University, 1965-1988;
professor emeritus, California State University, since 1988;
department chairman sociology, California State University, 1967-1969;
visiting professor sociology, U. Alberta, Canada, 1966;
visiting professor biostatistics, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972-1973;
demographic adviser, Institute Population Studies, Chulalongkorn U., Bangkok, Thailand, 1969-1971;
consultant, National Family Planning Program, Thailand
consultant, Census of Thailand, 1970-1971;
consultant, Population/Food Fund, 1977-1979;
consultant, also various research centers abroad, 1969-1973. Consultant to fourteen book publications, since 1965.
Field associate Population Council, New York City, 1969-1971. Research adviser Center for Research and Demographic Studies, Rabat, Morocco, 1972-1973. Academic visitor Population Investigation Committee, London School Economics, 1973.
Visiting scholar National Institute Demographic Studies, Paris, 1973-1974.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Population Association American, International Union for Science Study Population, American Sociological Association, International Association Survey Statisticians, Association Asian Studies.
Married Margaret Mary Willits, December 21, 1946. Children: Elizabeth Barr, William Lockwood.