Louis Guttman
Louis Guttman , also Eliyahu Guttman (born February 10, 1916 in Brooklyn , New York City , † October 25, 1987 in Minneapolis ) was an American-Israeli social researcher who emigrated to Palestine in 1947 . He is the developer of the Guttman scale named after him and the Kaiser-Guttman criterion .
Life
Guttman grew up in the Jewish community of Minneapolis (where he also died while on vacation). He studied at the University of Minnesota and received his in 1936 the degree BA , 1939 MA and 1942 with a thesis on the sociological and psychological methods of measurement Ph.D. From 1941 to 1947 he was Professor of Sociology at Cornell University . During the Second World War he also worked as an appraiser for the US Army .
As avowed Zionists , Guttman and his wife Ruth Guttman emigrated to Palestine in 1947, shortly before the establishment of the State of Israel. From 1955 Guttman was a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he founded the Social Science Institute, which he headed as director until his death. In 1975 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in 1978 he was honored with the Israel Prize .
Guttman is counted among the great pioneers of empirical social research .
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| SURNAME | Guttman, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guttman, Eliyahu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Israeli social researcher who emigrated to Palestine in 1947 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1987 |
| Place of death | Minneapolis |