Samuel A. Stouffer

Samuel A. Stouffer
Prof. Stouffer
Born(1900-06-06)June 6, 1900
DiedAugust 24, 1960(1960-08-24) (aged 60)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorHerbert Blumer

Samuel Andrew Stouffer (June 6, 1900 – August 24, 1960) was a prominent American sociologist and developer of survey research techniques. Stouffer spent much of his career attempting to answer the fundamental question: How does one measure an attitude?

Stouffer served as a professor of sociology at both the University of Chicago and Harvard University, and also directed the Laboratory of Social Relations at Harvard.