Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.
Robert Staughton Lynd Quotes
Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.
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| Birth: | 26th September, 1892 |
| Death: | 1st November, 1970 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Professor, Sociologist |
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Robert Staughton Lynd was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City. Robert and his wife Helen Lynd are best known for writing the groundbreaking "Middletown" studies of Muncie, Indiana - Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture and Middletown in Transition, which are classics of American sociology.
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