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Andrew Abbott

American sociologist and professor · United States · On the map · Born 1948 · age 78

Andrew Delano Abbott is an American sociologist and social theorist working at the University of Chicago. He is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Sociology and the college.

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate from Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University2011
Guggenheim Fellowship
American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

About this person

His research topics range from occupations and professions to the philosophy of methods, the history of academic disciplines, to the sociology of knowledge. He is also the founder of the field of sequence analysis. He was the editor of the American Journal of Sociology from 2000 to 2016.

Country
United States
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Dates
Born 1948 · age 78