SOCIOLOGIST

Lewis A. Coser

1913 - 2003

Lewis A. Coser

Lewis Alfred Coser (27 November 1913 in Berlin – 8 July 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a German-American sociologist, serving as the 66th president of the American Sociological Association in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis A. Coser is the 56th most popular sociologist (down from 49th in 2019), the 4,258th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,431st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Lewis A. Coser ranks 56 out of 79. Before him are James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, Basil Bernstein, George Ritzer, and Gøsta Esping-Andersen. After him are Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, Maksim Kovalevsky, Erik Olin Wright, Jeffrey C. Alexander, and Michael Mann.

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James Samuel Coleman
1926 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 50
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1886 - 1966
HPI: 58.65
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1944 - Present
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Basil Bernstein
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George Ritzer
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.11
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Gøsta Esping-Andersen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 55
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 56
Arlie Russell Hochschild
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 57
George C. Homans
1910 - 1989
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 58
Maksim Kovalevsky
1851 - 1916
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 59
Erik Olin Wright
1947 - 2019
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 60
Jeffrey C. Alexander
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 61
Michael Mann
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 62

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Lewis A. Coser ranks 224. Before him are Johan Kraag, Friedrich Dickel, Félicien Marceau, Josef Stroh, Arne Nyberg, and Sándor Weöres. After him are Harry Andersson, Helene Madison, Robert Jungk, Iosif Grigulevich, Zezé Procópio, and Martial Célestin. Among people deceased in 2003, Lewis A. Coser ranks 212. Before him are Naftali Temu, Mutsuhiro Watanabe, Althea Gibson, Olle Anderberg, Vladimír Vašíček, and Tomáš Pospíchal. After him are Hal Clement, Roy Jenkins, Joel Antônio Martins, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Tranquilo Cappozzo, and Horace W. Babcock.

Others Born in 1913

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Johan Kraag
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 218
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 219
Félicien Marceau
WRITER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 220
Josef Stroh
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 221
Arne Nyberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 222
Sándor Weöres
WRITER
1913 - 1989
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 223
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 224
Harry Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 225
Helene Madison
SWIMMER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 226
Robert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 227
Iosif Grigulevich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1988
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 228
Zezé Procópio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 229
Martial Célestin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2011
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 230

Others Deceased in 2003

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Naftali Temu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 206
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 207
Althea Gibson
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 208
Olle Anderberg
WRESTLER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 209
Vladimír Vašíček
PAINTER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 210
Tomáš Pospíchal
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2003
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 211
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 212
Hal Clement
WRITER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 213
Roy Jenkins
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 214
Joel Antônio Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 215
Hugh Trevor-Roper
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 216
Tranquilo Cappozzo
ATHLETE
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 217
Horace W. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 218

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lewis A. Coser ranks 4,260 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Augstein (1923), Adrian Sutil (1983), Otto Waalkes (1948), Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804), Franz Babinger (1891), and Martin Chemnitz (1522). After him are Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Ernst Zündel (1939), Hans Apel (1932), Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849), Elly Ney (1882), and Gottlieb von Jagow (1863).

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Rudolf Augstein
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,254
Adrian Sutil
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,255
Otto Waalkes
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4,256
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1885
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,257
Franz Babinger
HISTORIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,258
Martin Chemnitz
PHILOSOPHER
1522 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4,259
Lewis A. Coser
SOCIOLOGIST
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,260
Rosi Mittermaier
SKIER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,261
Ernst Zündel
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,262
Hans Apel
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,263
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,264
Elly Ney
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,265
Gottlieb von Jagow
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,266