SOCIOLOGIST

Louis Wirth

1897 - 1952

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Louis Wirth (August 28, 1897 – May 3, 1952) was an American sociologist and member of the Chicago school of sociology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Wirth has received more than 163,160 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Wirth is the 67th most popular sociologist, the 4,661st most popular biography from Germany and the 11th most popular German Sociologist.

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  • 47.63

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

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  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Louis Wirth ranks 67 out of 79. Before him are Peter Blau, Michael Mann, Henri Hubert, Robert Nisbet, Arlie Russell Hochschild, and Maksim Kovalevsky. After him are Boris Kagarlitsky, Anthony D. Smith, Göran Therborn, Margaret Archer, Theda Skocpol, and John Urry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Louis Wirth ranks 238. Before him are Martti Marttelin, Luis Batlle Berres, Miguel Fleta, Betty Compson, Francisco Mignone, and Pedro Vallana. After him are Adolph Deutsch, Knudåge Riisager, Mikhail Yefremov, Blind Willie Johnson, Ossi Oswalda, and Oskar Olsen. Among people deceased in 1952, Louis Wirth ranks 138. Before him are Roger Vitrac, Hans von Rosen, James L. Peters, Stafford Cripps, Richard Johansson, and Frederic G. Kenyon. After him are Ronald Rawson, Curly Howard, Gregory La Cava, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Sándor Pósta, and Carlo Agostini.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis Wirth ranks 4,661 out of 7,253. Before him are Bärbel Wöckel (1955), Adolf Brand (1874), Hartmut Briesenick (1949), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874), Ingrid Becker (1942), and Reinhold Schünzel (1886). After him are Anneliese Rothenberger (1926), Jakob van Hoddis (1887), Günter Kunert (1929), Melchior Vulpius (1570), Max Raabe (1962), and August W. Eichler (1839).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Germany

Among sociologists born in Germany, Louis Wirth ranks 11. Before him are Robert Michels (1876), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Juan José Linz (1926), Lewis A. Coser (1913), and Claus Offe (1940).

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