Talcott Parsons (1902 - 1979)

Born 13 Dec 1902 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Died 8 May 1979 at age 76 in Munich, West Germany

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Talcott Parsons was born December 13, 1902. He died May 8, 1979 after suffering a major stroke.

Talcott Parsons was born in Colorado Springs, CO. His father at the time was a professor in English at Colorado College and vice-president of the college. Parsons studied biology, sociology, and philosophy as an undergraduate at Amherst College, receiving his Bachelor’s degree in 1924. He then studied at the London School of Economics and later earned his Ph.D. in economics and sociology from the University of Heidelberg in Germany.^[1]

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1. ↑ http://sociology.about.com/od/Profiles/p/Talcott-Parsons.htm