Todd Gitlin

Biography

Todd Alan Gitlin was a renowned American sociologist, political activist, and writer, born on January 6, 1943, in Manhattan. A valedictorian graduate of the Bronx High School of Science at 16, he went on to lead Students for a Democratic Society and became vice-chairman and chairman of the anti-nuclear group Tocsin. Gitlin held a Ph.D. in sociology from UC Berkeley and was a prolific cultural commentator, writing for both popular and scholarly publications.