Background
BORRIE, Wilfred was born on September 2, 1913 in Waimate, New Zealand. Son of Peter and Isobella Borrie.
BORRIE, Wilfred was born on September 2, 1913 in Waimate, New Zealand. Son of Peter and Isobella Borrie.
Waitaki Boys High School, Oamaru, New" Zealand, University of Otago, New Zealand and Cambridge University.
Lecturer, Social History and Economics, Sydney University 1944-1946, Senior Lecturer 1946-1948. Research Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University 1949-1952, Reader 1952-1957, Professor, and Head of Department, of Demography 1957-1968, Director Research School of Social Sciences 1968-1973, Professor, of Demography 1973-1978, Emeritus since 1979. Visiting Professor, Office of Population, Research, Princeton University 1959-1960.
Vice-President Institute Union for Scientific Study of Population 1961-1963.
President Social Science Research Council of Australia 1962-1964, Australian Council of Social Services 1963-1964, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1975, Population Commission, United Nations, Chairman 1965-1969. Chair, and Director National Population Inquiry 1970-1978.
Emeritus Professor Australian National University January since 1979. Director Academy, of Social Sciences in Australia 1979-1985.
Immigration Planning Council of Australia 196574, Australian Population and Immigration Council 1972-1981.
Married Alice H. Miller in 1941.