Robert Majolin was born in Paris, the son of an upholsterer. He left school at the age of 14 to begin work but took evening and correspondence courses at the Sorbonne. A 1931 scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation enabled him to study sociology and economics at Yale University, which he completed in 1934.
Robert Majolin, a son of an upholsterer from Paris, left school at age 14 to begin work but continued his education by taking evening and correspondence courses at the Sorbonne. A Rockefeller Foundation scholarship in 1931 allowed him to pursue sociology and economics studies at Yale University, which he finished in 1934.