SOCIOLOGIST
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003

Lewis A. Coser
Lewis Alfred Coser (27 November 1913 in Berlin – 8 July 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a German-American sociologist, serving as the 66th president of the American Sociological Association in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis A. Coser has received more than 196,111 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis A. Coser is the 49th most popular sociologist (up from 50th in 2019), the 3,431st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,122nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Sociologist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
58.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.24
Effective Languages (L*)
1.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Lewis A. Coser ranks 49 out of 79. Before him are James Samuel Coleman, Juan José Linz, Nils Christie, Edwin Sutherland, Randall Collins, and George C. Homans. After him are Marcel Granet, Basil Bernstein, Ernest Burgess, T. H. Marshall, Robert N. Bellah, and Gøsta Esping-Andersen.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Samuel Coleman
1926 - 1995
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 43
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 44
Nils Christie
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 45
Edwin Sutherland
1883 - 1950
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
Randall Collins
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 47
George C. Homans
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 48
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 49
Marcel Granet
1884 - 1940
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 50
Basil Bernstein
1924 - 2000
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 51
Ernest Burgess
1886 - 1966
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 52
T. H. Marshall
1893 - 1981
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 53
Robert N. Bellah
1927 - 2013
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 54
Gøsta Esping-Andersen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Lewis A. Coser ranks 163. Before him are Maria Tănase, John Garfield, Samuel Eilenberg, Gisela Mauermayer, Renato Castellani, and Eugene Odum. After him are Salvador Espriu, John Kitzmiller, Reinhard Hardegen, Sonja Wigert, Sourou-Migan Apithy, and Friedrich Dickel. Among people deceased in 2003, Lewis A. Coser ranks 161. Before him are Noel Redding, Christopher Hill, Hans Hotter, Sadegh Khalkhali, Jorge Oteiza, and Bigode. After him are Hans Hermann Groër, Augusto Monterroso, Lu'ay al-Atassi, Selahattin Ülkümen, Jean Yanne, and Benny Carter.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsMaria Tănase
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 157
John Garfield
ACTOR
1913 - 1952
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 158
Samuel Eilenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 159
Gisela Mauermayer
ATHLETE
1913 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 160
Renato Castellani
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 161
Eugene Odum
BIOLOGIST
1913 - 2002
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 162
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 163
Salvador Espriu
WRITER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 164
John Kitzmiller
ACTOR
1913 - 1965
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 165
Reinhard Hardegen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2018
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 166
Sonja Wigert
ACTOR
1913 - 1980
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 167
Sourou-Migan Apithy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1989
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 168
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 169
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsNoel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 155
Christopher Hill
HISTORIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 156
Hans Hotter
SINGER
1909 - 2003
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 157
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 158
Jorge Oteiza
SCULPTOR
1908 - 2003
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 159
Bigode
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 160
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 161
Hans Hermann Groër
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 162
Augusto Monterroso
WRITER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 163
Lu'ay al-Atassi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 164
Selahattin Ülkümen
DIPLOMAT
1914 - 2003
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 165
Jean Yanne
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 166
Benny Carter
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 167
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lewis A. Coser ranks 3,431 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804), Andreas von Ettingshausen (1796), Dominikus Zimmermann (1685), Walter Hohmann (1880), and Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891). After him are Albert O. Hirschman (1915), Prince William of Baden (1829), Joseph Gaertner (1732), Thomas Doll (1966), Carl Ludwig Koch (1778), and Karl von Einem (1853).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChristian Gottlob Heyne
HISTORIAN
1729 - 1812
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3,425
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1852
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3,426
Andreas von Ettingshausen
PHYSICIST
1796 - 1878
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,427
Dominikus Zimmermann
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1766
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,428
Walter Hohmann
ENGINEER
1880 - 1945
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3,429
Kurt von der Chevallerie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3,430
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3,431
Albert O. Hirschman
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2012
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3,432
Prince William of Baden
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1897
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,433
Joseph Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1791
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,434
Thomas Doll
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,435
Carl Ludwig Koch
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1857
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,436
Karl von Einem
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1853 - 1934
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,437
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among sociologists born in Germany, Lewis A. Coser ranks 9. Before him are Georg Simmel (1858), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Robert Michels (1876), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Amitai Etzioni (1929), and Juan José Linz (1926). After him are Claus Offe (1940), and Louis Wirth (1897).
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 4
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 5
Andre Gunder Frank
1929 - 2005
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 6
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 7
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 8
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 9
Claus Offe
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 10
Louis Wirth
1897 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 11