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'''Samuel H. Preston''' is Fredrick J. Warren Professor of Demography at the ]. He is one of the leading demographers in the United States. He received his Ph.d in economics from Princeton University in 1968. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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'''Samuel Hulse Preston''' (born December 2, 1943) is an American ] and ].


He is one of the leading ]s in the ]. He received his Ph.D. in economics from ] in 1968. Preston is a professor emeritus at the ] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the former dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a member of the ] since 1987.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/51512.html |title=Samuel H. Preston |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |date= |accessdate=July 30, 2016}}</ref> He was elected to the ] in 1986 and the ] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Preston |url=https://www.amacad.org/person/samuel-preston |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Samuel+H.+Preston&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>
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The ] is named after him.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Preston's major research interest is in the health of populations. He has written primarily about ] trends and patterns in large aggregates, including 20th-century mortality transitions and black/white differentials in the United States.
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==Publications==

*{{citation |year=1991 |author=Preston, Samuel H., & Michael Haines. |title=Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America. |place=Princeton |publisher=Princeton University Press}}
*{{citation |year=1993 |author=Gribble, James N., & Preston, Samuel H. (editors) |title=The Epidemiological transition: policy and planning implications for developing countries |place=Washington, DC |publisher=National Academy Press |isbn= 9780585273143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_EQrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22epidemiological+transition%22 |accessdate=3 June 2010}}
*{{citation |year=1991 |author=Preston, Samuel H, Patrick Heuveline, and Michel Guillot. |title=Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes. |place=New York |publisher=Blackwell}}

==References==
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==External links==
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Samuel H. Preston
Born (1943-12-02) December 2, 1943 (age 81)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Scientific career
FieldsDemography
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Doctoral studentsAlberto Palloni

Samuel Hulse Preston (born December 2, 1943) is an American demographer and sociologist.

He is one of the leading demographers in the United States. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1968. Preston is a professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the former dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1987. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986 and the American Philosophical Society in 1992.

The Preston curve is named after him. Preston's major research interest is in the health of populations. He has written primarily about mortality trends and patterns in large aggregates, including 20th-century mortality transitions and black/white differentials in the United States.

Publications

  • Preston, Samuel H., & Michael Haines. (1991), Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America., Princeton: Princeton University Press{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Gribble, James N., & Preston, Samuel H. (editors) (1993), The Epidemiological transition: policy and planning implications for developing countries, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, ISBN 9780585273143, retrieved 3 June 2010 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Preston, Samuel H, Patrick Heuveline, and Michel Guillot. (1991), Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes., New York: Blackwell{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

  1. "Samuel H. Preston". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. "Samuel Preston". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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