David Glass

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David Glass

David Victor Glass (born January 2, 1911 in London , † September 23, 1978 ) was a British sociologist . He became known for his research on social mobility . Together with René König, he published the standard work Social Stratification and Social Mobility in German.

Glass received his academic training at the London School of Economics and Political Science , where he then worked as a research assistant from 1932 and as a professor of sociology from 1948. Since 1964 he was a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy. In 1971 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1973 to the National Academy of Sciences .

Glass was married to the urban sociologist Ruth Glass .

literature

  • Colin Crouch : Glass, David , in: Wilhelm Bernsdorf / Horst Knospe (eds.): Internationales Soziologenlexikon , Vol. 2, Enke, Stuttgart ² 1984, p. 286 f.
  • WD Borrie: David Victor Glass, 1911-1978 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 68 , 1982, pp. 537-560 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Glass, René König (ed.): Social stratification and social mobility , 5th edition, Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1974, ISBN 3-531-10929-4
  2. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Glass, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glass, David Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1978