George Hay Brown
George Hay Brown | |
|---|---|
| 13th Director of the United States Census Bureau | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | A. Ross Eckler |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Barabba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1910 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | April 5, 1999 (aged 89) Sea Island, Georgia |
| Education | Oberlin College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
George Hay Brown (February 4, 1910 – April 5, 1999) was the former director of the United States Census Bureau from 1969 to 1973.
Brown earned a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1929, an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1945.[1]
He worked at Ford Motor Company until appointed director of the Bureau of the Census in 1969.
He was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1970.
Brown's papers are held by the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.[2]
He died in 1999 at Sea Island, Georgia.
References
- ^ "Previous Director George Hay Brown". Census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "George Hay Brown papers - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
External links
- Professional headshot at the University of Chicago