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John J. Fruin is an engineer, urban planner, and author known for his work in the field of crowd science. In 1983, he received the American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Engineering Award.


Early life and education

His parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Fruin, who lived in
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,
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. In 1951, he received a B.C.E degree from
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. He attended
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, where he received his M.C.E, M.S., and PhD degrees.


Career

He evaluated personal comfort zones of individuals in different situations, which is affected by national culture, the degree to which people are intimate with one another, mental health, and other factors. He coined the terms "intimate distance", the narrowest zone; "touch zone"; "no touch zone"; and the widest zone, "personal comfort zone". Fruin was a consultant to the investigation into
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of 1979. He also was an adjunct professor at Polytechnic. Now retired, he was formerly employed as a research engineer by the
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. For his research on pedestrian traffic, he received the American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Engineering Award in 1983. He was a member of the
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, a Fellow of the
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, and a Fellow of the
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.


Personal life

Fruin married fellow Brooklyn resident, Rita Murray, in the spring of 1952. He has lived in
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.


Publications

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Further reading

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