NATHAN KEYFITZ

Keyfitz- Nathan at age 96 of Cambridge on April 6, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Beatrice (Orkin) Keyfitz. Devoted father of Barbara and Robert, grandfather of Benjamin, Elizabeth and Alexander, dear brother of Ruth Karp. Professor Keyfitz, born in Montreal, rose to the rank of Assistant Dominion Statistician in the Canadian civil service before beginning a distinguished academic career in 1961 which took him to the Universities of Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Berkeley, Ohio State and Harvard where he was Andelot Professor of Sociology and Demography and Chairman of the Departments of Sociology and Public Health. His pioneering work produced hundreds of books and articles in leading journals and developed the field of mathematical demography. Winner of numerous honorary awards and member of professional associations including the National Academy of Sciences, Royal Statistical Society, American Statistical Association, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Services will be held at The Bigelow Chapel on the grounds of Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St. Cambridge on Tuesday April 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm. Following services family and friends are invited to his residence. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St. Cambridge, MA 02138