American sociologist and futurist (1924–2019)
Wendell Bell |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Wendell_Bell.png/220px-Wendell_Bell.png) Bell circa 1948 at Fresno State University |
Born | (1924-09-27)September 27, 1924 |
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Died | November 3, 2019(2019-11-03) (aged 95) |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation(s) | Futurist, Professor Emeritus of Sociology |
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Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award (World Futures Studies Federation, 2005) |
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Alma mater | California State University, Fresno, UCLA |
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Discipline | Sociology, Futures Studies |
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Institutions | Yale University, Stanford University, Northwestern University, UCLA |
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Notable works | The Foundations of Futures Studies |
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Wendell Bell (September 27, 1924 – November 3, 2019)[1][2][3] was a futurist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Yale University.[4][5][6] His areas of specialization included sociology, social class, race, family life and future studies.[7]
- ^ Caves, Roger W. (2005). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 0415252253.
- ^ Bell, Wendell (2011). Memories of the Future. Transaction Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4128-4262-4.
- ^ "Wendell Bell, sociologist helped found field of futures studies". YaleNews. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Wendell Bell On The Future". Forbes. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Futurist, Ex-Fresnan Wendell Bell on CNN". The Fresno Bee. August 9, 1997. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Kicker, Darrell (February 2009). "Wendell Bell and Oliver W. Markley: Two Futurists' Views of the Preferable, the Possible and the Probable" (PDF). Journal of Futures Studies. 13 (3): 161–178. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 37.