Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Paul Lazarsfeld
Born: February 13, 1901
Died: August 30, 1976 (aged 75)
Bio: Paul Felix Lazarsfeld was an American sociologist. The founder of Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research, he exerted influence over the techniques and the organization of social research.
Known for:
- Radio and the printed page (1940)
- Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal (1933)
- Language of social research
- Readings in mathematical social science (1966)