Sociologist
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist
1913 - 2003
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Lewis A. Coser
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis A. Coser is the 56th most popular sociologist (down from 49th in 2024), the 4,271st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,431st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Sociologist.
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Lewis A. Coser's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.30.
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Among Sociologists
Among sociologists, Lewis A. Coser ranks 56 out of 82. Before him are James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, Basil Bernstein, George Ritzer, and Gøsta Esping-Andersen. After him are Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, Maksim Kovalevsky, Erik Olin Wright, Jeffrey C. Alexander, and Michael Mann.
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HPI: 58.65
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George Ritzer
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HPI: 58.11
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Gøsta Esping-Andersen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 55
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 56
Arlie Russell Hochschild
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 57
George C. Homans
1910 - 1989
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 58
Maksim Kovalevsky
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HPI: 56.93
Rank: 59
Erik Olin Wright
1947 - 2019
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 60
Jeffrey C. Alexander
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 61
Michael Mann
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Lewis A. Coser ranks 224. Before him are Johan Kraag, Friedrich Dickel, Félicien Marceau, Josef Stroh, Arne Nyberg, and Sándor Weöres. After him are Harry Andersson, Helene Madison, Robert Jungk, Iosif Grigulevich, Zezé Procópio, and Martial Célestin. Among people deceased in 2003, Lewis A. Coser ranks 215. Before him are Althea Gibson, Massoud Rajavi, Olle Anderberg, Vladimír Vašíček, Tomáš Pospíchal, and Susan Travers. After him are Hal Clement, Roy Jenkins, Joel Antônio Martins, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Tranquilo Cappozzo, and Horace W. Babcock.
Others Born in 1913
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Johan Kraag
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 218
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 219
Félicien Marceau
WRITER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 220
Josef Stroh
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 221
Arne Nyberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 222
Sándor Weöres
WRITER
1913 - 1989
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 223
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 224
Harry Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 225
Helene Madison
SWIMMER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 226
Robert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 227
Iosif Grigulevich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1988
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 228
Zezé Procópio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 229
Martial Célestin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2011
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 2003
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Althea Gibson
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 209
Massoud Rajavi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 2003
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 210
Olle Anderberg
WRESTLER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 211
Vladimír Vašíček
PAINTER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 212
Tomáš Pospíchal
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2003
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 213
Susan Travers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 2003
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 214
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 215
Hal Clement
WRITER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 216
Roy Jenkins
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 217
Joel Antônio Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 218
Hugh Trevor-Roper
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 219
Tranquilo Cappozzo
ATHLETE
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 220
Horace W. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 221
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lewis A. Coser ranks 4,271 out of 8,184. Before him are Rudolf Augstein (1923), Adrian Sutil (1983), Otto Waalkes (1948), Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804), Franz Babinger (1891), and Martin Chemnitz (1522). After him are Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Ernst Zündel (1939), Hans Apel (1932), Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849), Elly Ney (1882), and Gottlieb von Jagow (1863).
Others born in Germany
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Rudolf Augstein
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,265
Adrian Sutil
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,266
Otto Waalkes
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,267
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1885
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,268
Franz Babinger
HISTORIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,269
Martin Chemnitz
PHILOSOPHER
1522 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,270
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,271
Rosi Mittermaier
SKIER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,272
Ernst Zündel
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,273
Hans Apel
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,274
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,275
Elly Ney
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,276
Gottlieb von Jagow
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,277
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), Juan José Linz (1926), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), and Amitai Etzioni (1929). After him are Claus Offe (1940), and Louis Wirth (1897).
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 4
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 5
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 6
Andre Gunder Frank
1929 - 2005
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 7
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 8
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 9
Claus Offe
1940 - 2025
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 10
Louis Wirth
1897 - 1952
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
