Dr. Ronald Freedman was an international demographer and founder of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan

Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan

The Population Studies Center is one of the oldest demography centers in the United States, with a distinguished record in both domestic and international population research and training.- Introduction and Activities :...

. He led pioneering survey research on fertility in Asia.

Freedman was the recipient of many honors and awards over his career. He was a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fulbright Fellow, President of the Population Association of America, a member of the National Academy of Sciences

United States National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...

, winner of the Irene B. Taeuber Award from the Population Association of America and the Office of Population Research

Office of Population Research

The Office of Population Research at Princeton University is the oldest population research center in the United States. It was founded in 1936....

. He was also a Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).

Freedman died on November 21, 2007 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 at the age of 90.

External links

• UM Population Studies Center
• Ronald Freedman Obituary