Background
Lightbourne, Robert Edward Arthur was born on January 22, 1944 in Birmingham, England. Son of Robert Charles and Dorothy Helen Lightbourne. came to the United States, 1961.
Lightbourne, Robert Edward Arthur was born on January 22, 1944 in Birmingham, England. Son of Robert Charles and Dorothy Helen Lightbourne. came to the United States, 1961.
AB, Harvard University, 1967; Master of Science, U. West Indies, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1977.
Assistant professor, Howard U., Washington, 1977-1979; research officer, World Fertility Survey, London, 1979-1984; consultant, Westinghouse Health Systems, Columbia, Maryland., 1984-1985; consultant, United Nations, New York City, 1985-1991; consultant, Population Council, New York City, 1988-1989; director research, Edison Population Institute, Metuchen, New Jersey, since 1989.
Member International Union for Science Study Population, Population Association American, American Sociological Association.
Married Susheela Devi Singh, May 22, 1985. 1 child, Robert Vickram.