Andrew Beveridge, longtime ASA member and famous demographer, passed away April 10 from a heart attack while attending the annual Population Association of America meeting in Washington, DC. He was 79.
Beveridge, an emeritus professor of sociology at Queens College of New York, was a prominent consultant to The New York Times, which published a series of news reports and maps based on his analysis of census data.
In 1999, Beveridge teamed with software engineer Ahmed Lacevic to create Social Explorer, which allows users to explore demographic trends in the US and create data maps and reports for states, counties, or neighborhoods.
Throughout his career, Beveridge served as an expert witness in more than 100 court cases related to voter redistricting and civil rights. He was also appointed to New York’s Complete Count Commission for the 2020 Census.
Beveridge earned his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1967, a master’s in philosophy in sociology in 1971, and his doctorate in sociology in 1973, all from Yale University.
Read his full obituary in The New York Times or the tribute to him from the CUNY Graduate Center.
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