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Herbert Blumer

1900 - 1987

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Herbert George Blumer (March 7, 1900 – April 13, 1987) was an American sociologist whose main scholarly interests were symbolic interactionism and methods of social research. Believing that individuals create social reality through collective and individual action, he was an avid interpreter and proponent of George Herbert Mead's social psychology, which he labeled symbolic interactionism. Blumer elaborated and developed this line of thought in a series of articles, many of which were brought together in the book Symbolic Interactionism. An ongoing theme throughout his work, he argued that the creation of social reality is a continuous process. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Blumer is the 38th most popular sociologist (down from 36th in 2019), the 3,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,589th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Herbert Blumer ranks 38 out of 79. Before him are Harold Garfinkel, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, Robert E. Park, W. I. Thomas, and Andre Gunder Frank. After him are Howard S. Becker, Charles Tilly, Amitai Etzioni, Shmuel Eisenstadt, T. H. Marshall, and Edwin Sutherland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Herbert Blumer ranks 113. Before him are Herbert Bayer, Roman Steinberg, Emanuel Ringelblum, Evald Aav, Leonardo Conti, and Arnold Orville Beckman. After him are Otto Braun, Zhang Wentian, Santos Urdinarán, Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Srinagarindra, and Giovanni Urbani. Among people deceased in 1987, Herbert Blumer ranks 83. Before him are Bengt Strömgren, Andrei Mironov, Morton Feldman, Charan Singh, Gerhard Klopfer, and Otto Wöhler. After him are Maxwell D. Taylor, Maria von Trapp, J. P. Guilford, Renato Guttuso, Alfred Bester, and Tawfiq al-Hakim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbert Blumer ranks 3,196 out of 20,380. Before him are Bo Derek (1956), Monica Potter (1971), Robert Hansen (1939), Anikka Albrite (1988), Moses Finley (1912), and Irene Cara (1959). After him are Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Sequoyah (1770), Danny Sullivan (1950), Diane Ladd (1935), Tom Savini (1946), and Judith Resnik (1949).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Herbert Blumer ranks 11. Before him are C. Wright Mills (1916), Robert N. Bellah (1927), Daniel Bell (1919), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Robert E. Park (1864), and W. I. Thomas (1863). After him are Howard S. Becker (1928), Charles Tilly (1929), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Mark Granovetter (1943), David Riesman (1909), and Randall Collins (1941).

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