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A. M. (Alexander Morris) Carr-Saunders
1886–1966
A leading British sociologist and academic leader, he helped shape modern thinking about population, professions, and higher education. He is especially remembered for guiding the London School of Economics through the mid-20th century and for his wide-ranging work in social science.
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The population problem : A study in human evolution
by A. M. (Alexander Morris) Carr-Saunders
About the author
Born in Reigate, Surrey, on January 14, 1886, Alexander Morris Carr-Saunders studied at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he began in biology before moving toward sociology and demography. His early research focused on population questions, and over time he became known as an important voice in British social science.
Carr-Saunders taught and held senior academic posts at Liverpool and later at the London School of Economics. He served as Director of LSE from 1937 to 1957, a long and influential period that helped define the school in the decades around the Second World War.
Beyond university leadership, he wrote on subjects including population, social structure, and the professions. He died on October 6, 1966, and is remembered as a scholar-administrator whose work connected research, public life, and the growth of higher education.