Harold Garfinkel Scientist

Harold Garfinkel (October 29, 1917 – April 21, 2011) was a sociologist, ethnomethodologist, and a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is known for establishing and developing ethnomethodology as a field of inquiry in sociology. He published multiple books throughout his lifetime and is well known for his book, Studies in Ethnomethodology, which was published in 1967.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 29, 1917
Birth place
Newark New Jersey
Date of deathApril 21, 2011
Place of death
Los Angeles

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Scientist

Field of study
Social theory
Sociological theory
influenced
Michael Lynch (ethnomethodologist)
influenced by
Alfred Schütz
Aron Gurwitsch

Harold Garfinkel on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/13/harold-garfinkel-obituary
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/us/04garfinkel.html?_r=1
  3. http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/faculty.php?lid=1308&display_one=1