George Gerbner
George Gerbner (born August 8, 1919 in Budapest , † December 24, 2005 in Philadelphia ) was a Hungarian-American communication scientist and poet . He is considered the founder of cultivation analysis .
Life
He emigrated from Hungary to the United States in 1939, where he received a BA in Journalism from UC Berkeley in 1942 . In 1943 he joined the United States Army , where he was released with the rank of First Lieutenant. He then worked as a freelance writer and lecturer in journalism at El Camino College , where he earned his MA in 1951. In 1955 he received his doctorate in communication science from the University of Southern California (topic Toward a General Theory of Communication ).
From 1964 to 1989 he was dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania .
Web links
- Literature by and about George Gerbner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article about Gerbner and his "Cultivation Theory"
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| SURNAME | Gerbner, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American communication scholar and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 2005 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |