Background
Bullough, Vern LeRoy was born on July 24, 1928 in Salt Lake City. Son of D. Vernon Bullough and Augusta Rueckert.
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Bullough, Vern LeRoy was born on July 24, 1928 in Salt Lake City. Son of D. Vernon Bullough and Augusta Rueckert.
Bachelor, University Utah, 1951. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1954.
Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, Long Beach, 1981. Bachelor, California State University, Long Beach, 1981. Doctor of Science (honorary), Buffalo State College, 2004.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Bullough earned his Bachelor of Arts at University of Utah in 1951. in 1951 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1954. According to the university:
He is the author, co-author, or editor of nearly 50 books, has contributed chapters to another 75 or so, and has over 100 refereed articles, and hundreds of more popular ones. His expertise encompasses several fields: sexology, history, community health and public policy, contraception and population issues.
He has lectured in most of the 50 states and 20 or so foreign countries including China, Russia, Greece, Egypt, Ghana, et al.
Among his many awards is the Alfred Kinsey Award for distinguished sex research. In 2003 he was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto.
Today Bullough is remembered mainly as an eminent sexologist and medical historian, and a pioneer in the scientific study of alternative sexual behaviors. He died in Westlake Village.
He was a distinguished professor emeritus at the State University of New York (State University of New York), an Outstanding Professor in the California State University, a past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, past Dean of natural and social sciences at the Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York, one of the founders of the American Association for the History of Nursing, and a member of the editorial board of Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia.
Married Bonnie Uckerman, August 2, 1947 (deceased 1996). Children: David (deceased), James, Steven, Susan, Michael. Married Gwen Brewer, August 15, 1998.