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Ernest Burgess

1886 - 1966

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Ernest Watson Burgess (May 16, 1886 – December 27, 1966) was a Canadian-American urban sociologist who was professor at the University of Chicago. He was the 24th President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Burgess is the 51st most popular sociologist (up from 52nd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Canada (down from 220th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Ernest Burgess ranks 51 out of 79. Before him are Mark Granovetter, Marcel Granet, David Riesman, Nils Christie, Randall Collins, and James Samuel Coleman. After him are Raewyn Connell, Basil Bernstein, George Ritzer, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Lewis A. Coser, and Arlie Russell Hochschild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Ernest Burgess ranks 184. Before him are Rudolf Belling, Catherine Desnitski, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Rose Wilder Lane, Kurt Hahn, and Felix Timmermans. After him are Johnny Hayes, Zoe Akins, Boris Eikhenbaum, Hella Wuolijoki, Kid Ory, and Robert Andersson. Among people deceased in 1966, Ernest Burgess ranks 127. Before him are Arthur Waley, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Alfred Berger, Nikolay Cherkasov, Joseph A. Walker, and Helen Kane. After him are Courtney Hodges, Hans Hofmann, Dirk Brouwer, Seán T. O'Kelly, Jan Kiepura, and Hedda Hopper.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ernest Burgess ranks 278 out of 1,622. Before him are Michael Wincott (1958), Terry Fox (1958), Agnes Martin (1912), Henri Richard (1936), Lawrence Stroll (1959), and Colleen Dewhurst (1924). After him are John Abbott (1821), Oliver Platt (1960), Diana Krall (1964), Sandra Oh (1971), Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), and David Baszucki (1963).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Canada

Among sociologists born in Canada, Ernest Burgess ranks 2. Before him are Erving Goffman (1922).

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