Archibald Crossley

Archibald Crossley
Born(1896-12-07)December 7, 1896
Fieldsboro, New Jersey, US
DiedMay 1, 1985(1985-05-01) (aged 88)
Princeton, New Jersey, US
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationPollster
Known forPublic opinion research

Archibald Maddock Crossley (December 7, 1896 – May 1, 1985) was an American pollster, statistician, and pioneer in public opinion research.[1] Along with friends-cum-rivals Elmo Roper and George Gallup, Crossley has been described as one of the fathers of election polling.[2]

  1. ^ Dietrich, Bryce J. (2008), "Crossley, Archibald (1896–1985)", Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., pp. 170–171, doi:10.4135/9781412963947, ISBN 978-1-4129-1808-4, retrieved May 22, 2021
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