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Memorial Page for Howard S. Becker
Apr 18, 1928 – Aug 16, 2023(95 years)Died in:San Francisco, California
American sociologist
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August 16th, 2026
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Howard S. Becker (* April 18, 1928 in Chicago; † August 16, 2023 in San Francisco) was an american sociologist. He was 95 years old. He studied at University of Chicago. He received 9 awards, including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship.
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10 EventsBorn in Chicago, Cook County
1928Guggenheim Fellowship
1978Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
1981honorary doctor of Paris 8 University
1996W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award
1998honorary doctorate from University of Grenoble-II
1999honorary doctor of the University of Paris-Est-Marne-la-Vallée
2003honorary doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
2008honorary doctorate from CNAM
2014Died in San Francisco, California
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Howard S. Becker. Forever remembered.