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{{Short description|American pollster and nonpartisan news commentator}}
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| name = Andrew Kohut
| name = Andrew Kohut
| image = Andrew Kohut 2011 03.jpg
| image = Andrew Kohut 2011 03.jpg
| caption = Andrew Kohut at [[Miller Center of Public Affairs|Miller Center]], 2011
| caption = Andrew Kohut at [[Miller Center of Public Affairs|Miller Center]], 2011
| birthname =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|9|2}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|9|2}}
| birth_place = [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|8|1942|9|2}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|8|1942|9|2}}
| death_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Pollster]]
| occupation = [[Pollster]]
| title = Founding director of the [[Pew Research Center]], Director of the [[Pew Research Center]]'s [[Pew Global Attitudes Project|Global Attitudes Project]]
| title = Founding director of the [[Pew Research Center]], Director of the [[Pew Research Center]]'s [[Pew Global Attitudes Project|Global Attitudes Project]]
|alma_mater = [[Rutgers University]]
| education = [[Seton Hall University]]<br />[[Rutgers University]]
| awards = [[Warren J. Mitofsky]] Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the [[Roper Center for Public Opinion Research]] (2014)
| notable_works = ''America Against the World''}}
| notable_works = ''[[America Against The World|America Against the World]]'' (2007)
}}


'''Andrew Kohut''' (September 2, 1942 – September 8, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] [[pollster]] and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=Andrew Kohut, Founding Director of Pew Research Center, Dies at 73|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/politics/andrew-kohut-founding-director-of-pew-research-center-dies-at-73.html|website=nytimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=September 9, 2015|date=September 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bernstein|first1=Adam|title=Andrew Kohut, connoisseur of public opinion, dies at 73|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/andrew-kohut-connoisseur-of-public-opinion-dies-at-73/2015/09/08/35798d9c-556d-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html|website=washingtonpost.com|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>
'''Andrew Kohut''' (September 2, 1942 – September 8, 2015) was an American [[pollster]] and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=Andrew Kohut, Founding Director of Pew Research Center, Dies at 73|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/politics/andrew-kohut-founding-director-of-pew-research-center-dies-at-73.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=September 9, 2015|date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>


==Life and career==
He was born in [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey]] on September 2, 1942. His parents were Peter, a glassblower, and Lena, who worked in manufacturing jobs. <ref> Laurence Arnold. "Andrew Kohut, Pioneering Pollster of U.S. Voters, Dies at 73." Bloomberg Business, September 8, 2015. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-08/andrew-kohut-pollster-who-gauged-world-view-of-u-s-dies-at-73] </ref>
He was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]] and was raised in [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey]]. His parents were Peter, a glassblower, and Lena, who worked in manufacturing jobs.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laurence |last=Arnold|title=Andrew Kohut, Pioneering Pollster of U.S. Voters, Dies at 73|work= [[Bloomberg Business]]|date= September 8, 2015|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-08/andrew-kohut-pollster-who-gauged-world-view-of-u-s-dies-at-73}}</ref> He received an AB degree from [[Seton Hall University]] in 1964 and studied graduate sociology at [[Rutgers University]] from 1964-66.<ref>Bernstein, Adam. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/andrew-kohut-connoisseur-of-public-opinion-dies-at-73/2015/09/08/35798d9c-556d-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html "Andrew Kohut, connoisseur of public opinion, dies at 73"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', September 8, 2015. Accessed September 24, 2015. "The son of a glass blower, Andrew Kohut was born in Newark on Sept. 2, 1942, and grew up in Rochelle Park, N.J. He graduated in 1964 from Seton Hall University and did graduate work in sociology at Rutgers University, both in New Jersey."</ref>
Kohut was the founding director of the [[Pew Research Center]] and served as director of the [[Pew Research Center]]'s [[Pew Global Attitudes Project|Global Attitudes Project]].<ref name=About>[http://people-press.org/about/bios/kohut.php Andrew Kohut, Director], people-press.org; accessed September 12, 2015.</ref>


Kohut served as the center's president from 2004 to 2012 and directed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press from 1993 to 2012. Kohut was a regular guest on [[National Public Radio]], television news programs such as [[PBS NewsHour]], and the editorial pages of major newspapers like [[the New York Times]], where he presented Pew's poll results and analysis.<ref>[http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1995-96/95-086.html 95-086 (Public Affairs Conference)], brown.edu; accessed September 12, 2015.</ref><ref name=About/>
Kohut was the founding director of the [[Pew Research Center]] and served as director of the [[Pew Research Center]]'s [[Pew Global Attitudes Project|Global Attitudes Project]].<ref name=About>[http://people-press.org/about/bios/kohut.php Andrew Kohut, Director], people-press.org; accessed September 12, 2015.</ref>


Kohut served as the center's president from 2004 to 2012 and directed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press from 1993 to 2012. Kohut was a regular guest on [[National Public Radio]], television news programs such as [[PBS NewsHour]], and the editorial pages of major newspapers like ''[[The New York Times]]'', where he presented Pew's poll results and analysis.<ref>[http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1995-96/95-086.html 95-086 (Public Affairs Conference)], brown.edu; accessed September 12, 2015.</ref><ref name=About/>
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Kohut received an AB degree from [[Seton Hall University]] in 1964 and studied graduate sociology at [[Rutgers University]] from 1964-66. From 1979-1989, Kohut was president of the [[Gallup Organization]], and in 1989 he founded Princeton Survey Research Associates, an attitude and opinion research firm specializing in media, politics and public policy. He is a past president of the [[American Association for Public Opinion Research]] and the National Council on Public Polls.{{cn}} His essays have appeared in the op-ed section of the ''[[New York Times]]'' and he has been a regular columnist for the [[Columbia Journalism Review]] and AOL News. Kohut was the co-author of four books, most recently ''America Against the World'' (Times Books). In 2000, he won the New York AAPOR Chapter Award for Outstanding Contribution to Opinion Research, and in 2005 he was awarded the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement, that organization’s highest honor.<ref name=About/>


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From 1979-1989, Kohut was president of the [[Gallup Organization]], and in 1989 he founded Princeton Survey Research Associates, an attitude and opinion research firm specializing in media, politics and public policy. He was a past president of the [[American Association for Public Opinion Research]] and the National Council on Public Polls.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} His essays appeared in the op-ed section of ''The New York Times'' and he was a regular columnist for the [[Columbia Journalism Review]] and AOL News. Kohut was the co-author of four books, most recently ''[[America Against The World|America Against the World]]'' (Times Books).
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Kohut died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on September 8, 2015 at the age of 73.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pollster-andrew-kohut-dies-age-73-33609524 AP via ABC News, Pollster Andrew Kohut dies age 73]</ref>

In 2000, he won the New York AAPOR Chapter Award for Outstanding Contribution to Opinion Research, and in 2005 he was awarded the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement, that organization’s highest honor.<ref name="About" /> In 2014, Kohut received the [[Warren Mitofsky|Warren J. Mitofsky]] Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the board of directors of the [[Roper Center for Public Opinion Research]] at [[Cornell University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/mitofsky-award-dinner/|title=Mitofsky Award & Dinner - Roper Center|work=Roper Center|access-date=2017-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Kohut died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on September 8, 2015, six days after his 73rd birthday.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pollster-andrew-kohut-dies-age-73-33609524 AP via ABC News, Pollster Andrew Kohut dies age 73]</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://pewresearch.org/about/ About the Pew Research Center]
* [http://people-press.org/about/ About the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press]
* [http://people-press.org/about/ About the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press]
* [http://pewglobal.org/about/ About the Pew Global Attitudes Project]
* [http://pewglobal.org/about/ About the Pew Global Attitudes Project]
* [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0623/p25s02-usmb.html Madeleine Albright, John Danforth, and Andrew Kohut], by David T. Cook, ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'', June 23, 2006. The former Secretary of State, former Senator, and Kohut discuss the divide between Islam and the West.
* [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0623/p25s02-usmb.html Madeleine Albright, John Danforth, and Andrew Kohut], by David T. Cook, ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', June 23, 2006. The former Secretary of State, former Senator, and Kohut discuss the divide between Islam and the West.
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5627222 How Important Is the Iraq War for American Voters?], [[National Public Radio]], ''Talk of the Nation'', August 8, 2006
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5627222 How Important Is the Iraq War for American Voters?], [[National Public Radio]], ''Talk of the Nation'', August 8, 2006
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Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohut at Miller Center, 2011
Born(1942-09-02)September 2, 1942
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 2015(2015-09-08) (aged 73)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationSeton Hall University
Rutgers University
OccupationPollster
Notable workAmerica Against the World (2007)
TitleFounding director of the Pew Research Center, Director of the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project
AwardsWarren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (2014)

Andrew Kohut (September 2, 1942 – September 8, 2015) was an American pollster and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics.[1]

Life and career

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He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was raised in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. His parents were Peter, a glassblower, and Lena, who worked in manufacturing jobs.[2] He received an AB degree from Seton Hall University in 1964 and studied graduate sociology at Rutgers University from 1964-66.[3]

Kohut was the founding director of the Pew Research Center and served as director of the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project.[4]

Kohut served as the center's president from 2004 to 2012 and directed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press from 1993 to 2012. Kohut was a regular guest on National Public Radio, television news programs such as PBS NewsHour, and the editorial pages of major newspapers like The New York Times, where he presented Pew's poll results and analysis.[5][4]

From 1979-1989, Kohut was president of the Gallup Organization, and in 1989 he founded Princeton Survey Research Associates, an attitude and opinion research firm specializing in media, politics and public policy. He was a past president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and the National Council on Public Polls.[citation needed] His essays appeared in the op-ed section of The New York Times and he was a regular columnist for the Columbia Journalism Review and AOL News. Kohut was the co-author of four books, most recently America Against the World (Times Books).

In 2000, he won the New York AAPOR Chapter Award for Outstanding Contribution to Opinion Research, and in 2005 he was awarded the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement, that organization’s highest honor.[4] In 2014, Kohut received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the board of directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University.[6]

Kohut died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on September 8, 2015, six days after his 73rd birthday.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Sam (September 8, 2015). "Andrew Kohut, Founding Director of Pew Research Center, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Arnold, Laurence (September 8, 2015). "Andrew Kohut, Pioneering Pollster of U.S. Voters, Dies at 73". Bloomberg Business.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Andrew Kohut, connoisseur of public opinion, dies at 73", The Washington Post, September 8, 2015. Accessed September 24, 2015. "The son of a glass blower, Andrew Kohut was born in Newark on Sept. 2, 1942, and grew up in Rochelle Park, N.J. He graduated in 1964 from Seton Hall University and did graduate work in sociology at Rutgers University, both in New Jersey."
  4. ^ a b c Andrew Kohut, Director, people-press.org; accessed September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ 95-086 (Public Affairs Conference), brown.edu; accessed September 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Mitofsky Award & Dinner - Roper Center". Roper Center. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  7. ^ AP via ABC News, Pollster Andrew Kohut dies age 73
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