William Brass, born in Edinburgh, UK, in 1921. Professor Emeritus of Medical Demography at the University of London. († 1999)

Distinguished Visiting Fellow (1 January 1989 – 31 July 1989)

For some years I have been investigating the fertility trends in Britain and other Western European countries with the aim of interpreting and forecasting. I want to define the fertility measurements to seperate out family size from birth timing effects for different birth orders.