Alexander H. Leighton

Alexander "Alec" H. Leighton
Alexander "Alec" H. Leighton
Born	July 17, 1908; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	August 11, 2007 (aged 99); Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Citizenship	United States; Canada (from 1975)
Spouse	Jane Murphy
Awards	Rema Lapouse Award; Joseph Zubin Award (1994)
Academic background
Alma mater	Princeton University (B.A.); University of Cambridge (M.S.); Johns Hopkins Medical School (M.D.);
Academic work
Discipline	Sociologist, psychologist
Institutions	Cornell University; Harvard School of Public Health; Dalhousie University;

Alexander H. Leighton (July 17, 1908 – August 11, 2007) was a sociologist and psychiatrist of dual citizenship (United States, by birth, and Canada, from 1975). He is best known for his work on the Stirling County (Canada) Study and his contributions to the field of psychiatric epidemiology. Leighton died at the age of 99 at his home in Digby, Nova Scotia.^[1]

^ "Obituary: Alexander H. Leighton of School of Public Health dies at 99", Harvard Gazette, September 13, 2007

[Harvard-1] "Obituary: Alexander H. Leighton of School of Public Health dies at 99", Harvard Gazette, September 13, 2007

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Alexander "Alec" H. Leighton
Born	(1908-07-17)July 17, 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	August 11, 2007(2007-08-11) (aged 99) Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Citizenship	United States Canada (from 1975)
Spouse	Jane Murphy
Awards	Rema Lapouse Award Joseph Zubin Award (1994)

Academic background
Alma mater	Princeton University (B.A.) University of Cambridge (M.S.) Johns Hopkins Medical School (M.D.)
Academic work
Discipline	Sociologist, psychologist
Institutions	Cornell University Harvard School of Public Health Dalhousie University