Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell was an influential American sociologist and Harvard professor recognized as a leading postwar intellectual.
He described himself as "a socialist in economics, a liberal in politics, and a conservative in culture." Beginning as a journalist and editor for publications including The New Leader, Fortune, and The Public Interest, he transitioned to academia, teaching at the University of Chicago, Columbia, and Harvard until retiring in 1990.
His most significant works include The End of Ideology, The Coming of Post-Industrial Society, and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.
Two of his books were listed among the 100 most important works of the twentieth century's second half.
