Piotr Sztompka
1944
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country of citizenship: Poland
languages spoken, written or signed: Polish
educated at: Jagiellonian University
occupation: sociologist, university teacher
award received: Medal of the National Education Commission, Fellow of Collegium Invisibile, Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Medal for Long Service, Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
influenced by: Robert K. Merton
Piotr Sztompka (born 2 March 1944, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish sociologist known for his work on the theory of social trust. He is professor of sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and has also frequently served as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Columbia University in New York City. From 2002 to 2006 he was the 15th president of the International Sociological Association. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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