Harvey Sacks

Harvey Sacks
Born(1935-07-19)July 19, 1935
DiedNovember 14, 1975(1975-11-14) (aged 40)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Sociologist, anthropologist
Known forFounder of conversation analysis

Harvey Sacks (July 19, 1935 – November 14, 1975) was an American sociologist influenced by the ethnomethodology tradition. He pioneered extremely detailed studies of the way people use language in everyday life. Despite his early death in a car crash and the fact that he did not publish widely, he founded the discipline of conversation analysis. His work has had significant influence on fields such as linguistics, discourse analysis, and discursive psychology.

  1. ^ "Prof. Harvey Sacks". The New York Times. 19 November 1975.