A. Ross Eckler
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Albert Ross Eckler served as Deputy Director of the United States Census Bureau
from 1949 to 1965, and its Director
from 1965 until 1969. He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency.
Eckler was born in Van Hornesville, New York in 1931 and lived on a farm until he attended Hamilton College. He then earned a master's degree
and a PhD
at Harvard University
in 1934. Eckler joined Census Bureau in 1939 as chief of the economic statistics in the Population Division. He then became assistant chief of the Population Division and then the Special Surveys Division and chief social scientist. In 1949 he became Deputy Director and in 1965 President Lyndon Johnson appointed him director. He worked as director until 1969 and later died in Maryland
in 1991.
He authored The Bureau of the Census (ISBN 0-275-55370-1), and was president of the American Statistical Association
. He is also the father of logologist and centenarian
researcher A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
from 1949 to 1965, and its Director
Director of the United States Census Bureau
The Director of the Census Bureau is the chief administrator of the United States Census Bureau. The director is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate...
from 1965 until 1969. He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency.
Eckler was born in Van Hornesville, New York in 1931 and lived on a farm until he attended Hamilton College. He then earned a master's degree
Master's degree
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and a PhD
PHD
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at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1934. Eckler joined Census Bureau in 1939 as chief of the economic statistics in the Population Division. He then became assistant chief of the Population Division and then the Special Surveys Division and chief social scientist. In 1949 he became Deputy Director and in 1965 President Lyndon Johnson appointed him director. He worked as director until 1969 and later died in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
in 1991.
He authored The Bureau of the Census (ISBN 0-275-55370-1), and was president of the American Statistical Association
President of the American Statistical Association
The President of the American Statistical Association is the head of the American Statistical Association . According to the association's bylaws, the president is an officer, and a member of the board of directors and of the executive committee. Elections for the position are held annually, in...
. He is also the father of logologist and centenarian
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
researcher A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
Albert Ross Eckler, Jr. is a logologist and statistician, the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University....