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Gerhard Lenski

American sociologist (1924-2015) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 91

Gerhard Emmanuel "Gerry" Lenski, Jr. was an American sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and introducing the ecological-evolutionary theory.

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W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award2002
Guggenheim Fellowship

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He spent much of his career as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as chair of the Department of Sociology, 1969-72, and as chair of the Division of Social Sciences, 1976-78.

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2015 · aged 91