Robert K. Merton (1910–2003)

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Merton, Robert K.

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Merton, Robert King

Other names

Schkolnick, Meyer Robert (birth)

Merlin, Robert (stage)

Date of birth

1910-07-04

Date of death

2003-02-23

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Gender

male

Nationality

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Places of residence

Philadelphia, PA

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

New York, New York, USA

Education

Harvard University (PhD)

Temple University (BA)

Occupations

sociologist

Relationships

Merton, Robert C. (son)

Carhart, Suzanne (wife)

Trombello, Stephanie Merton (daughter)

Merton, Vanessa (daughter)

Zuckerman, Harriet (wife)

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Columbia University

Bureau of Applied Social Research

American Sociological Association

Awards and honors

Guggenheim Fellowship

MacArthur Fellowship

National Medal of Science (Behavioral and Social Science ∙ 1994)

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Robert K. Merton (1910–2003)

Author of On the Shoulders of Giants: A Shandean Postscript

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