Rogers, Everett
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Birthname | Everett Mitchell Rogers | ||||
born on | 6 March 1931 at 04:45 (= 04:45 AM ) | ||||
Place | Carroll, Iowa, 42n04, 94w52 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American communication theorist and sociologist, nicknamed "Ev", who originated the diffusion of innovations theory and introduced the term early adopter. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.
During his 47-year academic career, Rogers authored more than 30 books and over 500 articles.
Rogers married and had two sons. He suffered from kidney disease and retired from the UNM in the summer of 2004. He died a few months later, on 21 October 2004, aged 73, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Events
- Work : Great Achievement 1957 (PhD in Rural Sociology)
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.
Categories
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive (BS, MS, PhD)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Kidney
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two sons)
- Vocation : Education : Administrator
- Vocation : Education : Researcher
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Sociologist
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator ("Early adopter")
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Diffusion of innovations theory)
Categories:
- 1931 births
- Birthday 6 March
- Birthplace Carroll, IA (US)
- Sun 14 Pisces
- Moon 13 Libra
- Asc 27 Capricorn
- 2004 deaths
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Kidney
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Education : Administrator
- Vocation : Education : Researcher
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Sociologist
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator