Harold Garfinkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harold Garfinkel

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1917

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 21-Apr-2011

Profession: pedagogue, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Harold Garfinkel (October 29, 1917 – April 21, 2011) was an American sociologist, ethnomethodologist, and a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He is known for establishing and developing ethnomethodology as a field of inquiry in sociology.
He is probably best known for his classic book, Studies in Ethnomethodology, which was published in 1967, a collection of articles some of which had previously been published.
Selections from unpublished materials were later published in two volumes: Seeing Sociologically and Ethnomethodology's Program.
There was also a collection of 'studies of work' by his students which he edited.