Feliks Gross (June 17, 1906 in

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- November 9, 2006 in

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) was a Polish-American sociologist. Before World War II, he became a lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in

, Poland. During the war, he escaped to USA, where he would hold many positions in academia, including a professorship at Graduate Centre and Brooklyn College in City University of New York and at the

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. Gross wrote more than 20 books and uncounted articles published in many languages. The Feliks Gross Endowment Award was established at CUNY in his memory. This award is given annually to one to two assistant professors in recognition of outstanding research in the humanities or sciences.

Selected works

* ''Citizenship and Ethnicity'' 1999 * ''Ethnics in a Borderland'' 1978 * ''Violence in Politics'' 1972 * ''Federacje i konfederacje europejskie: rodowód i wizje'' 1994 * ''Foreign policy analysis'' 1954 * ''Ideologies, Goals, and Values'' 1985 * ''Proletariat i kultura: warunki społeczne i gospodarcze kultury proletariatu'' 1938 * ''The Civic and the Tribal State'' 1998 * ''The Revolutionary Party'' 1974 * ''The seizure of political power in a century of revolutions'' 1958 * ''Tolerancja i pluralizm'' 1992 * ''Wartości, nauka i świadectwa epoki'' 2002 * ''Wspomnienie o Adamie Ciołkoszu'' 1987 * ''Koczownictwo'' 1936

Footnotes

References

* Jerome Krase,
Professor Feliks Gross: Sociological Humanist
', ASA Footnotes, 2006 * Halina Jensen,

', "Kurier Plus", 1999 * Halina Niedzielska,

', "Przegląd Polski On-Line", 16.06.2006 r.

1906 births 2006 deaths Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Polish emigrants to the United States City University of New York faculty University of Wyoming faculty Polish centenarians Men centenarians Polish sociologists Brooklyn College faculty {{Poland-sociologist-stub