Robert K. Merton
Former president of the American Sociological Association
Robert King Merton was an American sociologist who is considered a founding father of modern sociology, and a major contributor to the subfield of criminology. He served as the 47th president of the American Sociological Association. Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1910, Philadelphia, PA
Died: February 23, 2003 (age 92 years), New York, NY
Children: Robert C. Merton
Influenced: James Samuel Coleman, George C. Homans, Peter Blau, and more
Parents: Aaron Schkolnickoff and Ida Rasovskaya
Spouse: Harriet Zuckerman (m. 1993–2003) and Suzanne Carhart (m. 1934–1968)
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