James R. Beniger, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James R. Beniger

American historian and sociologist

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1946

Date of Death: 14-Apr-2010

Profession: historian, journalist, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Ralph Beniger (December 16, 1946 – April 12, 2010) was an American historian and sociologist and Professor of Communications and Sociology at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, particularly known his early work on the history of quantitative graphics in statistics, and his later work on the technological and economic origins of the information society.