Charles Tilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Tilly

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 27-May-1929

Place of Birth: Lombard, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 29-Apr-2008

Profession: historian, political scientist, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Charles Tilly (May 27, 1929 – April 29, 2008) was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society.
He was professor of history, sociology, and social science at the University of Michigan 1969–1984 and in his last position the Joseph L.
Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.
He has been described as "the founding father of 21st-century sociology" and "one of the world's preeminent sociologists and historians" as his "scholarship was unsurpassed, his humanity of the highest order, his spirit unwavering." After his death, numerous special journal issues, conferences, awards and obituaries appeared in his honor.