John DeLamater

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Delos DeLamater (October 12, 1940 – December 13, 2017) was an American sociologist and sexologist who taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was the Conway-Bascom Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology.

He was born to Clarence Delos DeLamater and Ethel Anna Hunter, on October 12, 1940, in San Diego, California. DeLamater earned a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan in 1969, and joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison the same year.[1] DeLamater was named a fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, received the Alfred E. Kinsey award for sex research, and served as editor of the Journal of Sex Research.[citation needed] He had three children.[citation needed] He donated two PCC streetcars to the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin which operate on their trolley line and are dedicated to his memory.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Sociology. September 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "DeLamater, John Delos". Madison.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ 3. Kenosha StreetCar Society