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# Paul Lazarsfeld

(1901–1976)   Sociologist

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Paul Lazarsfeld was a sociologist, best known for *Personal influence*.

## Quick Facts About Paul Lazarsfeld

Born February 13, 1901

Died August 30, 1976

Profession Sociologist

Notable works Personal influence

## About Paul Lazarsfeld

Paul Felix Lazarsfeld was an Austrian-American sociologist and mathematician. The founder of Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research, he exerted influence over the techniques and the organization of social research. "It is not so much that he was an American sociologist," one colleague said of him after his death, "as it was that he determined what American sociology would be." Lazarsfeld said that his goal was "to produce Paul Lazarsfelds". He was a founding figure in 20th-century empirical sociology.

##  Quotes by Paul Lazarsfeld

> [It is the tragic story of the cultural crusader in a mass society that he cannot win, but that we would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lazarsfeld/it-is-the-tragic-story-of-the-cultural-crusader-in-a-mass-society/)

Paul Lazarsfeld

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> [In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lazarsfeld/in-politics-familiarity-doesn-t-breed-contempt-it-breeds-votes/)

Paul Lazarsfeld

[Contempt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contempt/)

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> [Methodology is intuition reconstructed in tranquility](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lazarsfeld/methodology-is-intuition-reconstructed-in-tranquility/)

Paul Lazarsfeld

[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

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