Randall Collins

American sociologist (born 1941)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: 1941, July 29, 1941^[7]
Place of birth: Knoxville, United States^[6]
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Occupation: sociologist, university teacher, writer
Employer: University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Riverside, University of Virginia, University of California, San Diego^[10]
Field of work: sociology^[9]
Position held: President of the American Sociological Association
Educated at: Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley
Award received: Ludwik Fleck Prize^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[23]
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy^[20]
Family name: Collins^[21]
Given name: Randall^[22]
Influenced by: Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Erving Goffman, Marcel Mauss, W. Lloyd Warner, Mary Douglas^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

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Influenced by 6

Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Erving Goffman, Marcel Mauss, Mary Douglas, W. Lloyd Warner

Employer 5

University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, University of California, San Diego, University of California, Riverside

Educated at 3

Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley

Occupation 3

writer, sociologist, university teacher

Place of birth 2

United States, Knoxville

Academic degree 1

Doctor of Philosophy

Award received 1

Ludwik Fleck Prize

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Collins

Field of work 1

sociology

Given name 1

Randall

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sex or gender 1

male

← Winner 1

Ludwik Fleck Prize

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Summary

Randall Collins was born on 1941^[1] in Knoxville^[2]. He has worked as a sociologist^[3], university teacher^[4], and writer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Randall Collins born?

Randall Collins was born in Knoxville^[2].

What did Randall Collins do for work?

Randall Collins worked as a sociologist^[3], university teacher^[4], and writer^[5].

What awards did Randall Collins receive?

Honors received include Ludwik Fleck Prize^[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Randall Collins — place of birth (P19): Knoxville. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Randall Collins — place of birth (P19): United States. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-01-29. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Randall Collins — sex or gender (P21): male. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-29. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Randall Collins — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Randall Collins — field of work (P101): sociology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Randall Collins — occupation (P106): sociologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Randall Collins — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Randall Collins — occupation (P106): writer. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Randall Collins — employer (P108): University of Pennsylvania. sociology.sas.upenn.edu. sociology.sas.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Randall Collins — award received (P166): Ludwik Fleck Prize. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Randall Collins — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Randall Collins — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Philosophy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Randall Collins — date of birth (P569): 1941. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-14. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Randall Collins — date of birth (P569): July 29, 1941. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Randall Collins — family name (P734): Collins. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Randall Collins — given name (P735): Randall. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): Max Weber. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): Émile Durkheim. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): Erving Goffman. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): Marcel Mauss. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): W. Lloyd Warner. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Randall Collins — influenced by (P737): Mary Douglas. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Randall Collins — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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