David Glass (sociologist)

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David Glass (2 January, 1911-23 September, 1978) was an eminent English sociologist. One of the few sociologists elected to the Royal Society.

[edit] Life

He was born in the East End of London, England, the son of a tailor. He attended a state elementary school and Raine's Grammar school. He took a degree from the LSE in 1931.

From 1932-1940 he was a research assistant to William Beveridge and statistician, Arthur Bowley.

In 1935 he was a research assistant with Lancelot Hogben in the department of Social Biology at the LSE. At this time he came into contact with R.R. Kuczynski. After Hogden's departure and the closing of the department in 1937, he was heavily involved in the founding of the Population Investigation Committee (PIC).

From 1961-1978 he was Martin White professor of sociology at the London School of Economics.

He died from a coronary thrombosis.