Kingsley Davis

Summary

Kingsley Davis is a human^[1]. He was born in Jones County^[2]. He was born on August 20, 1908^[3]. He died in Stanford^[4]. He died on February 27, 1997^[5]. He worked as a sociologist^[6], demographer^[7], historian^[8], statistician^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Kingsley Davis's place of birth was Jones County^[2].
• Kingsley Davis died in Stanford^[4].
• Kingsley Davis was born on August 20, 1908^[3].
• Kingsley Davis died on February 27, 1997^[5].
• Kingsley Davis held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Kingsley Davis's professions included sociologist^[6].
• Kingsley Davis worked as a demographer^[7].
• Kingsley Davis's professions included historian^[8].
• Kingsley Davis worked as a statistician^[9].
• Kingsley Davis worked as a university teacher^[10].
• Kingsley Davis held the position of President of the American Sociological Association^[13].
• Among Kingsley Davis's employers was Smith College^[14].
• Kingsley Davis was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[15].
• Among Kingsley Davis's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[16].
• Kingsley Davis's education included a stint at Harvard University^[17].
• Kingsley Davis received the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award^[18].
• Kingsley Davis received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].
• Kingsley Davis was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Kingsley Davis was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Kingsley Davis was a member of American Philosophical Society^[22].
• Kingsley Davis is recorded as male^[23].
• Kingsley Davis's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Kingsley Davis supervised Ernesto Pernia as a doctoral student^[25].
• Kingsley Davis supervised Harley Browning as a doctoral student^[26].
• Kingsley Davis earned the academic degree of doctorate^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Jones County^[2], Kingsley Davis… he was born on August 20, 1908^[3].

Education

Kingsley Davis's education included a stint at Harvard University^[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist^[6], demographer^[7], historian^[8], statistician^[9], and university teacher^[10]. Employers include Smith College^[14], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1871^[30], headquartered in Northampton^[31]; University of California, Berkeley^[15], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35]; and University of California, Los Angeles^[16], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1919^[38], headquartered in Los Angeles^[39]. Kingsley Davis held the position of President of the American Sociological Association^[13]. Doctoral students include Ernesto Pernia^[25] and Harley Browning^[26], a sociologist^[40], b. 1927^[41], of United States^[42].

Recognition

Awards received include W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award^[18], an award^[43] and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], a statistics award^[44].

Death and Burial

Kingsley Davis died on February 27, 1997^[5]. He passed away in Stanford^[4].

Why It Matters

Kingsley Davis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Kingsley Davis born?

Born in Jones County^[2], Kingsley Davis…

Where did Kingsley Davis die?

Kingsley Davis passed away in Stanford^[4].

What did Kingsley Davis do for work?

Kingsley Davis worked as sociologist^[6], demographer^[7], historian^[8], statistician^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Kingsley Davis go to school?

Kingsley Davis was educated at Harvard University^[17].

What awards did Kingsley Davis receive?

Honors received include W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award^[18] and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].