Ralph Thomlinson

Ralph Thomlinson Born February 12, 1925 Died February 8, 2007 Ralph Thomlinson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University Los Angeles, died on February 8, 2007 at the age of 81 in South San Francisco, CA. The cause of death was pneumonia. Renowned for his humor, Thomlinson taught at CSULA from 1959 to 1988, when he retired. He did research for four years at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand; the Center for Demographic Research in Rabat, Morocco; the London School of Economics in England; and the National Institute for Demographic Research in Paris, France, while traveling to more than 50 countries. Among his seven published books were the first book on Thai demography, "Thailand's Population," and the text "Population Dynamics." He also published more than 100 shorter scholarly pieces. He earned a B.A. from Oberlin, M.A. from Yale, and Ph.D. from Columbia. He was also an editor, being a masthead-listed board member of four scholarly journals, referee for 10 other professional journals and paid manuscript evaluator for 17 book publishers. His biography was included in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in the World." He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth; son, William; and grandsons, Timothy, Daniel, and Matthew, all residents of California.