Robert Staughton Lynd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Staughton Lynd
American sociologist
Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1892
Place of Birth: Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1970
Profession: sociologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Robert Staughton Lynd
- Robert Staughton Lynd (September 26, 1892 – November 1, 1970) was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City.
- He is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with his wife, Helen Lynd; as the coauthor of Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (1929) and Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys.
- He was also the author of Knowledge for What? The Place of the Social Sciences in American Culture (1939).
- In addition to writing and research, Lynd taught at Columbia from 1931 to 1960.
- He also served on U.S government committees and advisory boards, including President Herbert Hoover's Research Committee on Social Trends and President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt's Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration.
- Lynd was also a member of several scientific societies.
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