SOCIOLOGIST
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
Marcel Mauss
Marcel Mauss (French: [mos]; 10 May 1872 – 10 February 1950) was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology". The nephew of Émile Durkheim, Mauss, in his academic work, crossed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology. Today, he is perhaps better recognised for his influence on the latter discipline, particularly with respect to his analyses of topics such as magic, sacrifice and gift exchange in different cultures around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Mauss has received more than 584,861 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Marcel Mauss is the 11th most popular sociologist, the 518th most popular biography from France (up from 525th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Sociologist.
Marcel Mauss is most famous for his book The Gift, which he wrote in 1925. In this book, he argues that gift-giving is the fundamental basis of human society.
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9.53
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Marcel Mauss ranks 11 out of 54. Before him are Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Anthony Giddens, and Norbert Elias. After him are Niklas Luhmann, Immanuel Wallerstein, Ulrich Beck, Karl Mannheim, Gabriel Tarde, and Manuel Castells.
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Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 5
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 71.74
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Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
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Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.25
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Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.34
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Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
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Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
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Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.40
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Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.30
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Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
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Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
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Manuel Castells
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HPI: 63.95
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1872, Marcel Mauss ranks 12. Before him are Calvin Coolidge, Johan Huizinga, Haakon VII of Norway, Paul Langevin, Léon Blum, and Emil Hácha. After him are Djemal Pasha, Anton Denikin, Sergei Diaghilev, Richard Willstätter, Louis Blériot, and Charles Greeley Abbot. Among people deceased in 1950, Marcel Mauss ranks 10. Before him are Gustaf V of Sweden, Vaslav Nijinsky, Johannes V. Jensen, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Albert Lebrun, and Léon Blum. After him are Willis Carrier, Vallabhbhai Patel, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Karl Renner, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Heinrich Mann.
Others Born in 1872
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Calvin Coolidge
1872 - 1933
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 6
Johan Huizinga
1872 - 1945
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 7
Haakon VII of Norway
1872 - 1957
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 8
Paul Langevin
1872 - 1946
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 9
Léon Blum
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 10
Emil Hácha
1872 - 1945
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 11
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 12
Djemal Pasha
1872 - 1922
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 13
Anton Denikin
1872 - 1947
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 14
Sergei Diaghilev
1872 - 1929
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 15
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 16
Louis Blériot
1872 - 1936
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 17
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872 - 1973
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1950
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Gustaf V of Sweden
1858 - 1950
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 4
Vaslav Nijinsky
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 5
Johannes V. Jensen
1873 - 1950
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 6
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 7
Albert Lebrun
1871 - 1950
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 8
Léon Blum
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 9
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
Willis Carrier
1876 - 1950
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 11
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 12
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
1865 - 1950
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 13
Karl Renner
1870 - 1950
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 15
Heinrich Mann
1871 - 1950
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 16
In France
Among people born in France, Marcel Mauss ranks 518 out of 6,011. Before him are Joseph de Maistre (1753), Annie Girardot (1931), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Antoine of Navarre (1518), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), and Joseph Joffre (1852). After him are Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Maurice Utrillo (1883), Luigi Lucheni (1873), Isabelle Huppert (1953), Claude Chabrol (1930), and Chilperic I (539).
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Joseph de Maistre
1753 - 1821
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 512
Annie Girardot
1931 - 2011
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 513
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1848 - 1907
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 514
Antoine of Navarre
1518 - 1562
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 515
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
1753 - 1815
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 516
Joseph Joffre
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 517
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 518
Pauline Bonaparte
1780 - 1825
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 519
Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 520
Luigi Lucheni
1873 - 1910
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 521
Isabelle Huppert
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 522
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 523
Chilperic I
539 - 584
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 524
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In France
Among sociologists born in France, Marcel Mauss ranks 3. Before him are Émile Durkheim (1858) and Pierre Bourdieu (1930). After him are Gabriel Tarde (1843), Alain Touraine (1925), Marcel Granet (1884), and Loïc Wacquant (1960).
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 1
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 2
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 3
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 4
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
Marcel Granet
1884 - 1940
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 6
Loïc Wacquant
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 7
