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James Samuel Coleman

American sociologist (1926–1995)
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James Samuel Coleman
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21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
May 12, 1926, 1926[8]
Date of death
March 25, 1995
Place of birth
Bedford
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
sociologist, educator, writer
Employer
University of Chicago, Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University[13][14][15]
Field of work
philosophy, sociology[10][11]
Position held
President of the American Sociological Association[12]
Educated at
Purdue University, Columbia University, duPont Manual High School[16][17][18]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[21][22]
Doctoral advisor
Paul Lazarsfeld, Seymour Martin Lipset[19][20]
Doctoral student
Aage B. Sørensen, Ronald Stuart Burt, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Michael J. White, Peter Mueser, Martin L. Levin[27][28][29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators, Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966[36][37]
Family name
Coleman[33]
Given name
James, Samuel[34][35]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences[23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Coleman en J. S. Coleman en J. Coleman en James S. Coleman en James Samuel Coleman ar جيمس صموئيل كولمان cs James S. Coleman cs James S.(James Samuel) Coleman de James Samuel Coleman de Colemansche Badewanne fa جیمز ساموئل کلمن fr James S. Coleman fr James Samuel Coleman he ג'יימס סמואל קולמן ja ジェームズ・コールマン ko 제임스 콜먼 ko 제임스 새뮤얼 콜먼 ko 제임스 S. 콜먼 pl James Samuel Coleman ru Джеймс Коулман
🔖 Identifiers · 80
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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CANTIC ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582109
UOM ID
73674
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
Stanford University, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University
Member of 3
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Occupation 3
writer, sociologist, educator
Award received 2
Guggenheim Fellowship, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Doctoral advisor 2
Seymour Martin Lipset, Paul Lazarsfeld
Doctoral advisors 2
Seymour Martin Lipset, Paul Lazarsfeld
Doctoral student 2
Kazuo Yamaguchi, Ronald Stuart Burt
Doctoral students 2
Kazuo Yamaguchi, Ronald Stuart Burt
Educated at 2
Columbia University, Purdue University
Field of work 2
philosophy, sociology
Given name 2
Samuel, James
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Coleman
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Bedford
Place of death 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Samuel Coleman was born on May 12, 1926[1], in Bedford[2]. He died on March 25, 1995[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a sociologist[5], educator[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

James Samuel Coleman's notable doctoral advisees include Ronald Stuart Burt[39], a sociologist[40], b. 1949[41], of United States[42], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43], specialised in sociology[44] and Kazuo Yamaguchi[45], a bureaucrat[46], b. 1946[47], of Japan[48], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[49], specialised in sociology[50].

FAQs

Where was James Samuel Coleman born?

James Samuel Coleman's place of birth was Bedford[2].

Where did James Samuel Coleman die?

James Samuel Coleman died in Chicago[4].

What did James Samuel Coleman do for work?

James Samuel Coleman worked as a sociologist[5], educator[6], and writer[7].

Where did James Samuel Coleman go to school?

James Samuel Coleman was educated at Purdue University[16], Columbia University[17], and duPont Manual High School[18].

What awards did James Samuel Coleman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21] and honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[22].

Related Entities

Johns Hopkins University Paul Lazarsfeld philosophy Seymour Martin Lipset sociology United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966. wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . cavavub.be. cavavub.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . memphis.edu. Retrieved . memphis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [8] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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