birth_place influences awards nationality fields birth_date article_title name alma_mater
warsaw , poland robert k. merton prize -rrb- of the foundation for polish science -lrb- 2006 polish sociological life theory , visual sociology , sociology of everyday 02 march 1944 piotr sztompka
 piotr sztompka jagiellonian university
piotr sztompka

piotr sztompka -lrb- born 2 march 1944 , in warsaw , poland -rrb- is a polish sociologist known for his work on the theory of social trust .
he works at the jagiellonian university in kraków , poland , where he is professor of sociology , and he has also served frequently as visiting professor at the university of california , los angeles , and at columbia university in new york city .
he was president of the international sociological association from 2002 to 2006 .
