Linton Freeman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Linton Clarke Freeman
Born	1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 17, 2018 (aged 91)
Education	Northwestern University (Ph.D. 1956), University of Hawaii (M.A. 1953), Roosevelt University (B.A. 1952)
Known for	social network, centrality
Scientific career
Fields	social network
Institutions	Syracuse University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Hawaii, Lehigh University, University of California, Irvine

Linton Clarke Freeman (1927 – August 17, 2018) was an American structuralist sociologist known for his pioneering work in social networks. He was an emeritus professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Freeman developed the first measure of betweenness centrality. He was the founding editor of the journal Social Networks which began publishing in 1979.

Freeman died on August 17, 2018 at the age of 91.