SOCIOLOGIST

Basil Bernstein

1924 - 2000

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Basil Bernard Bernstein (1 November 1924 – 24 September 2000) was a British sociologist known for his work in the sociology of education. He worked on socio-linguistics and the connection between the manner of speaking and social organization. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Bernstein is the 53rd most popular sociologist (down from 51st in 2019), the 2,981st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,403rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Basil Bernstein ranks 53 out of 79. Before him are David Riesman, Nils Christie, Randall Collins, James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, and Raewyn Connell. After him are George Ritzer, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Lewis A. Coser, Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, and Maksim Kovalevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Basil Bernstein ranks 266. Before him are J. J. Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, Inji Aflatoun, Karen Harup, Aleksandar Tišma, and Gloria Vanderbilt. After him are A. B. Bardhan, Marcel Domingo, František Vláčil, Navvab Safavi, Leslie Phillips, and Russell M. Nelson. Among people deceased in 2000, Basil Bernstein ranks 162. Before him are Penelope Fitzgerald, Franco Rossi, Ian Dury, John Tukey, Bruno Zevi, and Franco Donatoni. After him are Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Stephanos Christopoulos, Robert Dienst, Werner Klemperer, Frédéric Dard, and Antonio Buero Vallejo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Basil Bernstein ranks 2,982 out of 8,785. Before him are George Shearing (1919), Peter Cheyney (1896), Jane Morris (1839), Delroy Lindo (1952), John Ford (1586), and Matthew Garber (1956). After him are Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), Alexander Bain (1810), Richard Armitage (1971), Arthur Owen (1915), Anna Kingsford (1846), and Felicity Jones (1983).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among sociologists born in United Kingdom, Basil Bernstein ranks 3. Before him are Anthony Giddens (1938), and T. H. Marshall (1893). After him are Michael Mann (1942), Anthony D. Smith (1939), Margaret Archer (1943), and John Urry (1946).

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