30 Jan 1909 – 12 Jun 1972
Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an American community organizer and writer. He is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. He is often noted for his 1971 book *Rules for Radicals*. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Alinsky">Saul David Alinsky</a> on Wikipedia (Wikipedia contributors, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>)
