Todd Gitlin

Todd Alan Gitlin (January 6, 1943 – February 5, 2022) was an American sociologist, political activist, novelist, and cultural commentator. He wrote about the mass media, politics, and arts. He worked as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and New York University. He was also a visiting professor at Yale University. Gitlin published three novels: "The Murder of Albert Einstein" (1992), "Sacrifice" (1999), and "Undying" (2011).
On December 31, 2021, Gitlin went into cardiac arrest at his home in Hillside, New York. He was hospitalized in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he tested positive for COVID-19. He died there on February 5, 2022, one month after his 79th birthday.