title: Robert K. Merton (4 July 1910 - 23 February 2003).
abstract: Robert K. Merton, one of the greatest sociologists of our time, and the doyen of the sociology of science, died in Manhattan on 23 February 2003, at the age of ninety-two. He was an exemplary discipline-builder who formulated key concepts with which to perceive and solve sociological problems, a masterful teacher, and a kind colleague. His passing left a large void in the intellectual world of social science.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holton
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D012586:Science / Q000266:history; D012961:Sociology / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States