Herbert Hyman

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Herbert Hyman
Born
Herbert Hiram Hyman

(1918-03-03)March 3, 1918
New York City, New York, United States
DiedDecember 18, 1985(1985-12-18) (aged 67)
Canton, China
EducationColumbia University (A.B., 1939; M.A., 1940; Ph.D., 1942)
Known forResearch on opinion polling
Spouse
Helen Kandel
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(m. 1945⁠–⁠1985)​
ChildrenAlex, David, and Lisa
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsColumbia University
Wesleyan University
Thesis The psychology of status  (1942)

Herbert Hiram Hyman (March 3, 1918 – December 18, 1985) was an American sociologist and expert on opinion polling. He taught at Columbia University from 1951 to 1969 and at Wesleyan University from 1969 to 1985. He died in Canton, China on December 18, 1985, four days after suffering a heart attack. He had been in China to deliver a series of lectures at Zhongshan University on sociology in developing countries.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Herbert H. Hyman papers, 1942-1985". Columbia University Libraries Finding Aids. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ "Dr. Herbert Hyman, 67, Dies; Expert on Science of Polling". The New York Times. 1985-12-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. ^ Sheatsley, Paul B. (Spring 1986). "In Memoriam: Herbert H. Hyman, 1918-1985". Public Opinion Quarterly. 50 (1): 119. doi:10.1086/268964.


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