Alexander "Alec" H. Leighton | |
---|---|
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | July 17, 1908
Died | August 11, 2007 Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | (aged 99)
Citizenship | United States Canada (from 1975) |
Spouse | Jane Murphy |
Awards | Rema Lapouse Award Joseph Zubin Award (1994) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
|
Academic work | |
Discipline | Sociologist, psychologist |
Institutions |
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]