Jonathan Cole
- January 8, 2024
- Sociologist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jonathan Cole |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 27, 1942(1942-08-27) |
| Age | 82 |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Jonathan Cole Biography
| Name | Jonathan Cole |
| Birthday | Aug 27 |
| Birth Year | 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Siblings | Stephen Cole |
Jonathan Cole is one of the most popular and richest Sociologist who was born on August 27, 1942 in New York, United States.
He was born in New York City attending New York City public schools, including Jamaica High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1964, and has spent his entire academic career at Columbia. He received his doctorate from the Department of Sociology in 1969, for a thesis entitled, The Social Structure of Science directed by Robert K. Merton. He served successively as the Director of the Center for the Social Sciences from 1979 to 1987, when he became Vice President for Arts and Sciences. After two years, he was named Provost of the University and in 1994 became Provost and Dean of Faculties until 2003.
His scholarly work has focused principally on the development of the sociology of science as an academic field. Columbia’s Program in the Sociology of Science, was started with Merton, Harriet Zuckerman, Stephen Cole (his brother) and Jonathan R. Cole as principal investigators with support from the National Science Foundation for 20 years. It produced a substantial body of both theoretical and empirical work. Jonathan and Stephen Cole collaborated on studies of the system of social stratification in science and on the reward system in science examining the extent to which the social system of science approximated a meritocracy. culminating in their book, Social Stratification in Science (University of Chicago Press, 1973). In this early work, they developed the use of citations as a measure of scientific quality and impact, the first social scientists to do so. After meeting with initial resistance, it is today widely used as a measure of scholarly impact and there is a very substantial literature on it.
Jonathan Cole Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sociologist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jonathan Cole is one of the richest Sociologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan Cole 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Jonathan R. Cole (born August 27, 1942), is an American sociologist, John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University at Columbia University. He is best known for his scholarly work developing the sociology of science and his work on science policy. From 1989 to 2003 he was Columbia’s chief academic officer – its Provost and Dean of Faculties.
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