Alexander Himelfarb (born July 3, 1947) is a former senior Canadian civil servant and sometime academic.
Early life and family
Born in Germany, he was raised and educated in Toronto. He received a Ph.D. in sociology from University of Toronto. In 1981, he married Frum Himelfarb (Weiner), and they have three children.
Career
As academic sociologist
Himelfarb started his career as a professor of sociology at the University of New Brunswick in 1972. He stayed at UNB until 1981. With C. James Richardson, Himelfarb wrote two introductory textbooks on sociology, which were used extensively in Canadian universities in the late 1970s and early 1980s:
People, Power and Process (and a reader)
Sociology for Canadians (two editions, and a reader)
