Lewis A. Coser

Lewis A. Coser
Born(1913-11-27)November 27, 1913
DiedJuly 8, 2003(2003-07-08) (aged 89)
Academic background
EducationColumbia University
ThesisToward a Sociology of Social Conflict (1954)
Doctoral advisorRobert K. Merton
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
University of California
Brandeis University
Stony Brook University
Doctoral studentsAldon Morris, Walter W. Powell

Lewis Alfred Coser (27 November 1913 in Berlin – 8 July 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a German-American sociologist, serving as the 66th president of the American Sociological Association in 1975.