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SOCIOLOGIST

Robert E. Park

1864 - 1944

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Robert Ezra Park (February 14, 1864 – February 7, 1944) was an American urban sociologist who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in early U.S. sociology. Park was a pioneer in the field of sociology, changing it from a passive philosophical discipline to an active discipline rooted in the study of human behavior. He made significant contributions to the study of urban communities, race relations and the development of empirically grounded research methods, most notably participant observation in the field of criminology. From 1905 to 1914, Park worked with Booker T. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert E. Park has received more than 322,134 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert E. Park is the 27th most popular sociologist (down from 25th in 2019), the 1,700th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,448th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Robert E. Park ranks 27 out of 54. Before him are Alain Touraine, Daniel Bell, Paul Lazarsfeld, Robert Michels, Stuart Hall, and Ziya Gökalp. After him are W. I. Thomas, Thomas Luckmann, Harold Garfinkel, Saskia Sassen, Ludwig Gumplowicz, and Georges Gurvitch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Robert E. Park ranks 46. Before him are Joseph Bédier, Draga Mašin, Eugen d'Albert, Jakob von Uexküll, Qi Baishi, and Peter Deunov. After him are Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, Kikunae Ikeda, Franz Oppenheimer, Soh Jaipil, Tanaka Giichi, and Anagarika Dharmapala. Among people deceased in 1944, Robert E. Park ranks 79. Before him are Paul Poiret, Viktor Ullmann, Paul Cornu, Peter Deunov, Mildred Harris, and Yvette Guilbert. After him are Fritz Pfeffer, E. M. Antoniadi, Ida Tarbell, Paul Otlet, Milan Hodža, and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert E. Park ranks 1,700 out of 18,182. Before him are Chris Evans (1981), William Styron (1925), Richard Serra (1939), John Backus (1924), Charles Mingus (1922), and Samuel R. Delany (1942). After him are Michael Dudikoff (1954), Tom Regan (1938), Charles Eames (1907), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Thomas Haden Church (1960), and Wilbur Scoville (1865).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Robert E. Park ranks 6. Before him are Robert K. Merton (1910), Talcott Parsons (1902), Immanuel Wallerstein (1930), C. Wright Mills (1916), and Daniel Bell (1919). After him are W. I. Thomas (1863), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Herbert Blumer (1900), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Charles Tilly (1929), and David Riesman (1909).

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