Question: What key details about florian znaniecki can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: florian witold znaniecki -lrb- 15 january 1882 -- 23 march 1958 -rrb- was a polish philosopher and sociologist who taught and wrote in poland and in the united states . over the course of his work he transitioned from the focus on philosophy to that on sociology . he remains a major figure in the history of polish and american sociology ; the founder of polish academic sociology , and of an entire school of thought in sociology . he won international renown as co-author , with william i. thomas , of the study , '' the polish peasant in europe and america '' -lrb- 1918 -- 20 -rrb- , which is considered the foundation of modern empirical sociology . he also made major contributions to sociological theory , introducing terms such as humanistic coefficient and culturalism . in poland , he established the first polish department of sociology at adam mickiewicz university where he worked from 1920 to 1939 . his career in the us begun at the university of chicago -lrb- 1917 to 1919 -rrb- and continued at columbia university -lrb- 1932 to 1934 and 1939 to 1940 -rrb- and at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign -lrb- 1942 to 1950 -rrb- . he was the 44th president of the american sociological association -lrb- for the year 1954 -rrb- .
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- death place is champaign , illinois- known for is '' ; humanistic coefficient the polish peasant in europe and america ''- caption is florian , poland znaniecki plaque , adam mickiewicz university , poznan- fields is sociology- influences is william park , Emile durkheim i. thomas , georg simmel , robert e.- death date is 23 march 1958- workplaces is adam , university of illinois at urbana-champaign mickiewicz university -lrb- poznan -rrb- , columbia university- birth date is 15 january 1882- name is florian znaniecki- image size is 150px- nationality is polish- image is znaniecki plaque poznan.jpg- birth place is Swiatniki , congress poland- alma mater is jagiellonian university -lrb- krakow -rrb-