Joseph Ben-David (Hebrew: יוסף בן-דוד; August 19, 1920 – January 12, 1986) was a Hungarian-born Israeli sociologist who was involved in the sociology of science.
[2] Ben-David was born József Gross in Győr, Hungary, on August 19, 1920.
He also joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1968, where he was named the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Education and Sociology in 1979.
[4] He received the Borden Prize from the American Council on Education in 1972, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey in 1976.
He is best known for his books The scientist’s role in society [7] and Centers of Learning: Britain, France, Germany, United States.