Richard Sennett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Sennett

Sociologist (b.1943)

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: writer, historian, musician, university teacher, sociologist, literary critic

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University.
He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University.
Sennett has studied social ties in cities, and the effects of urban living on individuals in the modern world. He has been a Fellow of The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Royal Society of Literature.
He is the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities.