William Foote Whyte, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Foote Whyte

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1914

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2000

Profession: sociologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

William Foote Whyte (June 27, 1914 – July 16, 2000) was a sociologist chiefly known for his ethnographic study in urban sociology, Street Corner Society.
A pioneer in participant observation, he lived for four years in an Italian community in Boston while a Junior Fellow at Harvard researching social relations of street gangs in Boston's North End.