birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date prizes article_title name alma_mater
derry , pennsylvania american sociology harvard university university of chicago 20 december 1935 national medal of science -lrb- 1998 -rrb- william julius wilson
 william julius wilson washington state university
william julius wilson

william julius wilson -lrb- born december 20 , 1935 -rrb- is an american sociologist .
he taught at the university of chicago from 1972 to 1996 before moving to harvard university .
wilson is lewis p. and linda l. geyser university professor at harvard university .
he is one of 24 university professors , the highest professional distinction for a harvard faculty member .
after receiving a ph.d. from washington state university in 1966 , wilson taught sociology at the university of massachusetts amherst , before joining the university of chicago faculty in 1972 .
in 1990 he was appointed the lucy flower university professor and director of the university of chicago 's center for the study of urban inequality .
he joined the faculty at harvard in july 1996 .
he is affiliated with the malcolm wiener center for social policy at the john f. kennedy school of government , harvard university 's hutchins center for african and african american research , as well as harvard 's department of sociology .
wilson was an original board member of the progressive century institute , and a current board member at philadelphia-based public/private ventures as well as policylink and the center on budget and policy priorities .
