Mark Granovetter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mark Granovetter

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Profession: university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mark Sanford Granovetter (; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University.
Granovetter was recently recognized as a Citation Laureate by Thomson Reuters and added to that organization’s list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics for the year 2014.
Data from the Web of Science show that Granovetter has written both the first and third most cited sociology articles.
He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as "The Strength of Weak Ties" (1973).