Neil Smelser
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American sociologist (1930–2017)
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Neil Joseph Smelser was an American sociologist and university teacher. He was born in Kahoka and died in Berkeley. Smelser held citizenship in the United States and spoke English. His academic background included education at Harvard University and Magdalen College. He was employed by the University of California, Berkeley.
Smelser received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rhodes Scholarship. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kahoka
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Magdalen College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Rhodes Scholarship
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- date of birth
- 1930-07-22
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of death
- 2017-10-02
- name in native language
- Neil J. Smelser
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