Harvey Sacks, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey Sacks

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1935

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1975

Profession: sociologist, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Harvey Sacks (July 19, 1935 – November 14, 1975) was an American sociologist influenced by the ethnomethodology tradition.
He pioneered extremely detailed studies of the way people use language in everyday life.
Despite his early death in a car crash and the fact that he did not publish widely, he founded the discipline of conversation analysis.
His work has had significant influence on fields such as linguistics, discourse analysis, and discursive psychology.