Proper noun
Smelser (plural Smelsers)
A surname.
At Parsons' retirement banquet held on May 18, 1973, Robert K. Merton was asked to preside, while John Riley, Bernard Barber, Jesse Pitts, Neil J. Smelser and John Akula were asked to share their experiences of the man with the audience. Source: Internet
Smelser, p. 208. The slugger later sought to market candy bearing his name; he was refused a trademark because of the Baby Ruth bar. Source: Internet
Parsons' use of social systems analysis based on the AGIL scheme was established in his work Economy and Society (with N. Smelser, 1956) and has prevailed in all his work ever since. Source: Internet
Creamer, pp. 24–25 Smelser pp. 5–8 Only one of young George's seven siblings, his younger sister Mamie, survived infancy. Source: Internet