Charles David Pitt was a professor of sociology and anthropology born in Wellington, New Zealand. He passed away in Geneva, Switzerland in 2016. Obitury by Cluny Macpherson printed in *New Zealand Sociology* journal (print ISSN:0112-921X) Vol.31, Iss.1, p224-227, published 2016. Genres: Anthropology/ Ethnology, Sociology, Environmental sciences/Ecology, Geography, International relations/Current affairs. Career: Chargé de Recherches, Institut International de recherches pour la paix, Geneva, since 1984. Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Victoria, B.C., 1965- 67; Professor of Sociology, University of Waikato, 1968-71, and University of Auckland, 1971-79. Consultant, International Labour Organization, 1968- 70, Unesco, 1970-71, and World Health Organization, 1979-83. *Genres & Career sourced from encyclopedia.com*