Calvin Beale
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Born | (1923-06-06)June 6, 1923 Washington, D.C. |
Died | September 2, 2008(2008-09-02) (aged 85) Washington, D.C. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Demographer |
Calvin Lunsford Beale (June 6, 1923 – September 2, 2008) was an American demographer who specialized in rural demographic trends. He first identified a reverse in population decline in some rural areas, and his work led to the development of the Beale code for categorizing rural development.
Life and career
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Born in Washington, D.C., Beale graduated from Eastern High School and the Wilson Teachers College.[1]
After earning a master's degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, he worked at the United States Department of Agriculture for 50 years.[2][3]
In addition to his work as a demographer, Beale was noted for his photographs of county courthouses across the United States.[4]
Beale died of colon cancer in Washington, D.C.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Schudel, Matt (September 14, 2008). Demographer Looked Past the Numbers To Discover the Heart of the Heartland. The Washington Post; accessed December 14, 2016.
- ^ Barringer, Felicity (September 2, 2008). Calvin L. Beale, Demographer With a Feel for Rural America, Dies at 85. The New York Times
- ^ Wildman Jim (September 20, 2008). Traveling The Rural Road With Calvin Beale. National Public Radio
- ^ "Calvin Lunsford Beale". Association of American Geographers. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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