Thomas J. Scheff

American sociologist (1929–2025)
Person human Q6096743
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Thomas J. Scheff

Summary

Thomas J. Scheff is a human[1]. He was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2025-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thomas J. Scheff was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Thomas J. Scheff died on +2025-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas J. Scheff held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Thomas J. Scheff worked as a sociologist[4].
  • Thomas J. Scheff worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was sociology[8].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was social psychology[9].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was emotion[10].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was mental disorder[11].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was restorative justice[12].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's field of work was violence[13].
  • Thomas J. Scheff was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[14].
  • Among Thomas J. Scheff's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara[15].
  • Thomas J. Scheff was educated at University of Arizona[16].
  • Thomas J. Scheff was educated at University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • Thomas J. Scheff received the honorary doctor at Karlstad University[18].
  • Thomas J. Scheff received the honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen[19].
  • Thomas J. Scheff is recorded as male[20].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's given name is recorded as Thomas[22].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's given name is recorded as Joel[23].
  • Thomas J. Scheff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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Origins and Family

Thomas J. Scheff was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Arizona[16], a public university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1885[27], headquartered in Tucson[28] and University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1868[31], headquartered in Berkeley[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include sociology[8], an academic discipline[33]; social psychology[9], a branch of psychology[34]; emotion[10], an academic discipline[35]; mental disorder[11]; restorative justice[12], a Concepts related to just transition[36]; and violence[13], a topic[37]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[14], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1848[40] and University of California, Santa Barbara[15], a public university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1909[43], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[44].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor at Karlstad University[18], an award[45], in Sweden[46] and honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen[19], an award[47], in Denmark[48].

Death and Burial

Thomas J. Scheff died on +2025-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Thomas J. Scheff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What did Thomas J. Scheff do for work?

Thomas J. Scheff worked as sociologist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Thomas J. Scheff go to school?

Thomas J. Scheff was educated at University of Arizona[16] and University of California, Berkeley[17].

What awards did Thomas J. Scheff receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor at Karlstad University[18] and honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen[19].

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  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . universitetshistorie.ku.dk. universitetshistorie.ku.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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