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SOCIOLOGIST

W. I. Thomas

1863 - 1947

W. I. Thomas

William Isaac Thomas (August 13, 1863 – December 5, 1947) was an American sociologist, understood today as a key figure behind the theory of symbolic interactionism.Collaborating with Polish sociologist Florian Znaniecki, Thomas developed and influenced the use of empirical methodologies in sociological research and contributed theories to the sociology of migration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. I. Thomas has received more than 144,723 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). W. I. Thomas is the 28th most popular sociologist, the 1,751st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,670th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, W. I. Thomas ranks 28 out of 54. Before him are Daniel Bell, Paul Lazarsfeld, Robert Michels, Stuart Hall, Ziya Gökalp, and Robert E. Park. After him are Thomas Luckmann, Harold Garfinkel, Saskia Sassen, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, and Amitai Etzioni.

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Daniel Bell
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 22
Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 23
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 24
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 25
Ziya Gökalp
1876 - 1924
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 26
Robert E. Park
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 27
W. I. Thomas
1863 - 1947
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 28
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 29
Harold Garfinkel
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 30
Saskia Sassen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 31
Ludwig Gumplowicz
1838 - 1909
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 32
Georges Gurvitch
1894 - 1965
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 33
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 34

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, W. I. Thomas ranks 41. Before him are Archduke Eugen of Austria, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Charles Spearman, John Charles Fields, Henry Royce, and Mary Jane Kelly. After him are Leopold Berchtold, Hugo Münsterberg, Andrés Bonifacio, Ludwig Borchardt, Felix Weingartner, and Paul Painlevé. Among people deceased in 1947, W. I. Thomas ranks 61. Before him are Slavko Kvaternik, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, William C. Durant, Franz Seldte, Gusztáv Jány, and Franz Xaver Schwarz. After him are Alice Keppel, Alfredo Casella, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Archduchess Louise of Austria, Heinrich Schwarz, and Helmuth von Pannwitz.

Others Born in 1863

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Archduke Eugen of Austria
1863 - 1954
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 35
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
1863 - 1919
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 36
Charles Spearman
1863 - 1945
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 37
John Charles Fields
1863 - 1932
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 38
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 39
Mary Jane Kelly
1863 - 1888
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 40
W. I. Thomas
1863 - 1947
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 41
Leopold Berchtold
1863 - 1942
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 42
Hugo Münsterberg
1863 - 1916
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 43
Andrés Bonifacio
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 44
Ludwig Borchardt
1863 - 1938
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 45
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 46
Paul Painlevé
1863 - 1933
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 47