David Glass (sociologist)

David V. Glass
Glass, c. 1970s
Born(1911-01-02)2 January 1911
London, England
Died23 September 1978(1978-09-23) (aged 67)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics
Doctoral students

David Victor Glass FRS FBA (2 January 1911 – 23 September 1978) was an eminent English sociologist and was one of the few sociologists elected to the Royal Society.[1] He is also one of the very few people to be elected both Fellow of the British Academy and Fellow of the Royal Society. He was professor of sociology at the London School of Economics, 1948–1978.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Wise, M. J. (1983). "David Victor Glass. 2 January 1912-23 September 1978". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 29: 201–225. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1983.0009. JSTOR 769802. S2CID 58438550.
  2. ^ Hobcraft, J. N. (1978). "David Victor Glass (1911-1978)". Population Index. 44 (4): 621–629. JSTOR 2735158.
  3. ^ Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, Oct. 6 1978, p. 32
  4. ^ E. Grebnik (2004). "Glass, David Victor (1911–1978)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31149. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)