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{{Short description|Canadian historian and political scientist}}
'''William Bennett Munro''' (1875–1957) was a [[Canadian]] [[social scientist]], author, and [[eugenicist]].
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'''William Bennett Munro''' (5 January 1875<ref name="dob" /> – 4 September 1957) was a [[Canadian]] historian and political scientist. He taught at [[Harvard University]] and the [[California Institute of Technology]]. He was known for research on the seigneurial system in New France and on municipal administration in the United States.

== Name Removal at Caltech ==
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-15 |title=Caltech to Remove the Names of Robert A. Millikan and Five Other Eugenics Proponents from Buildings, Honors, and Assets |url=http://local.caltech.edu/news/caltech-to-remove-the-names-of-robert-a-millikan-and-five-other-eugenics-proponents |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Local |language=en}}</ref> In February 2021, [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] decided to take William B. Munro's name off one of its buildings because he supported and practiced [[eugenics]], which is a belief that certain people are better than others based on their genes on a scientific and racial level. The building was called the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, but it was renamed the [[Hameetman Center]]. [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] made this decision as part of an effort to recognize and address its past connection to eugenics, which has hurt many people through discrimination and damage to marginalized communities. The president of Caltech, [[Thomas Felix Rosenbaum|Thomas F. Rosenbaum]], said that removing Munro's name reflects the university's commitment to including everyone and recognizing its institutional history.

Munro<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Frightening Agenda of the American Eugenics Movement {{!}} History News Network |url=http://hnn.us/article/1551 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=hnn.us}}</ref> was an advocate for [[eugenics]], a now-discredited theory that aimed to improve the genetic quality of the human population through [[selective breeding]] and [[Sterilization (medicine)|sterilization]]. Munro argued that the "superior" races should have more children and the "inferior" races should have fewer children, and he supported laws that allowed for [[Compulsory sterilization|involuntary sterilization]].

While Munro's legacy is complicated by his support of eugenics, he also made contributions to the field of [[political science]]. He authored several books and articles on [[political theory]], [[international relations]], and [[Federal government of the United States|American government]], and he served as president of the [[American Political Science Association]] in 1940.

His name is still used by [[Stanford University]] as an [[Financial endowment#Endowed professorships|endowed position]] for political professorship, with three professors holding the position as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endowed Positions at Stanford: Search results for "William Bennett Munro" {{!}} Giving to Stanford |url=https://giving.stanford.edu/endowed-positions/search/?term=william%20bennett%20munro |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=giving.stanford.edu}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*1900 [https://archive.org/details/droitdebanalitdu00munr ''The'' droit de banalité during the French régime in Canada]
*1904 ''The Revolution''
*1904 ''The Revolution''
*1905 ''Canada and British North America''
*1905 [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hxv9jv "Canada and British North America]. ''The history of North America'', vol.&nbsp;11
*1906 [https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1832882/1832882#page/n1/mode/2up "The office of intendant in New France: a study in French Colonial policy"]. In: ''The American Historical Review'', Volume 12, no. 1, October 1906.
*1907 ''Some Merits and Defects of the French Colonial System''
*1907 ''Some Merits and Defects of the French Colonial System''
*1907 ''The Galveston Plan of City Government''
*1907 ''The Galveston Plan of City Government''
*1907 [http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B31389399/ The seigniorial system in Canada : a study in French colonial policy]
*1908 ''Documents Relating to Seigneurial Tenure in Canada, 1598-1894'', as part of the [[Champlain Society|Champlain Society's]] General Series <ref>{{Cite book|title = Documents Relating to the Seigniorial Tenure in Canada, 1598-1854: The Publications of the Champlain Society|url = http://champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/doi/book/10.3138/9781442618176|doi = 10.3138/9781442618176}}</ref>
*1908 ''Documents Relating to Seigneurial Tenure in Canada, 1598–1894'', as part of the [[Champlain Society|Champlain Society's]] General Series <ref>{{Cite book|title = Documents Relating to the Seigniorial Tenure in Canada, 1598–1854: The Publications of the Champlain Society|year = 2013|doi = 10.3138/9781442618176|isbn = 978-1-4426-1817-6| url=http://archive.org/details/documentsrelatin00munriala |editor1-last = Munro|editor1-first = William Bennett}}</ref>
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*1912 ''The Initiative, Referendum and Recall''
*1909 [https://archive.org/stream/cihm_99066#page/n3/mode/2up "The custom of Paris in the New World"], excerpted from [https://books.google.com/books?id=NQ4wAQAAMAAJ ''Juristische Festgabe des Auslandes zu Joseph Kohlers 60. Geburtstag''], Stuttgart, 1909
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*1915 ''A Bibliography of Municipal Government in the United States''
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*1912 ''The Initiative, Referendum and Recall''
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*1915 ''The seigneurs of old Canada : a chronicle of New world feudalism ''
*1914 [https://archive.org/details/selectionsfromfe00munruoft ''Selections from the Federalist''], edited with an introd. by William Bennett Munro
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*1915 ''A Bibliography of Municipal Government in the United States''
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*1915 [https://archive.org/stream/seigneursofoldca00munruoft#page/80/ ''The seigneurs of old Canada : a chronicle of New-World feudalism'']
*1916 ''Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration'', Macmillan<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bedford |first=Scott E. W. |date=1916 |title=Review of Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2763936 |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=98–99 |issn=0002-9602}}</ref>
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*1918 [https://archive.org/details/crusadersofnewfr014682mbp ''Crusaders of New France: a chronicle of the Fleur-de-lis in the wilderness'']
*1919 ''Public Ownership of Public Utilities'' 1919, with [[Samuel Orace Dunn]], John Martin, and [[Delos Franklin Wilcox]]
*1919 ''Public Ownership of Public Utilities'' 1919, with [[Samuel Orace Dunn]], John Martin, and [[Delos Franklin Wilcox]]
*1919 ''Government of the United States'' (5 editions, 2 title changes through 1946)
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*1921 ''Crusaders of New France: A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-lis in the Wilderness''
*1926 ''A selected bibliography on municipal government in Great Britain''
*1926 ''A selected bibliography on municipal government in Great Britain''
*1927 ''The Money Power in Politics''
*1927 ''The Money Power in Politics''
*1927 ''The Resurgence of Autocracy''
*1927 ''The Resurgence of Autocracy''
*1928 ''The Invisible Government, and Personality in Politics''
*1928 ''The Invisible Government, and Personality in Politics''
*1929 ''American Influences on Canadian Government''
*1930 ''American Government To-day''
*1930 ''American Government To-day''
*1930 ''The Constitution of the United States''<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1931 |title=Review of The Constitution of the United States: A Brief and General Commentary. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2767209 |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=685–685 |issn=0002-9602}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mott |first=Rodney L. |date=1931 |title=Review of The Constitution of the United States. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2766590 |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=342–342 |issn=0002-9602}}</ref>
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*1931 ''The Government of Europe: Supplement''
*1932 ''The Significance of Our State and Local Elections''
*1931 ''The Government of Europe: Supplement''
*1932 ''The Government of European Cities''
*1932 ''The Significance of Our State and Local Elections''
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*1932 ''The Government of European Cities''
*1934 ''Municipal Administration''
*1934 ''Municipal Administration''
*1934 ''Personality in Politics''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rosen |first=S. McKee |date=1937 |title=Review of Personality in Politics. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2767840 |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=42 |issue=6 |pages=953–953 |issn=0002-9602}}</ref>
*1935 ''The New Philippine Commonwealth''
*1935 ''The New Philippine Commonwealth''


==See also==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
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* [[Eugenics in the United States]]
<ref name="dob">{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SJJGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA321 | title = Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report, 1895–1920: Harvard College (1780– ). Class of 1895 | page = 321 | publisher = The University Press | year = 1920 }}</ref>
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* Damien-Claude Bélanger, [http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/bios/williambennetmunro.htm "William Bennett Munro"]. In: ''Biographies of prominent Quebec and Canadian historical figures'', [[Marianopolis College]], 2004
* Harvey Eagleson, [http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/199/1/munro.pdf "William Bennett Munro"]. In: ''Engineering and Science'', Jan. 1960, p.&nbsp;31–36


==External links==
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* http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/bios/williambennetmunro.htm
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* [http://champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/doi/book/10.3138/9781442618176 William Munro's Compilation of Seigneurial Documents, Champlain Society]
* [http://champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/doi/book/10.3138/9781442618176 William Munro's Compilation of Seigneurial Documents, Champlain Society]
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 9 May 2024

William B. Munro
1931 drawing of William Bennett Munro
Born
William Bennett Munro

(1875-01-05)5 January 1875
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Died4 September 1957(1957-09-04) (aged 82)
Pasadena, California, United States
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Historian
  • Political scientist
SpouseCaroline Munro[1]

William Bennett Munro (5 January 1875[2] – 4 September 1957) was a Canadian historian and political scientist. He taught at Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology. He was known for research on the seigneurial system in New France and on municipal administration in the United States.

Name Removal at Caltech[edit]

[3] In February 2021, Caltech decided to take William B. Munro's name off one of its buildings because he supported and practiced eugenics, which is a belief that certain people are better than others based on their genes on a scientific and racial level. The building was called the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, but it was renamed the Hameetman Center. Caltech made this decision as part of an effort to recognize and address its past connection to eugenics, which has hurt many people through discrimination and damage to marginalized communities. The president of Caltech, Thomas F. Rosenbaum, said that removing Munro's name reflects the university's commitment to including everyone and recognizing its institutional history.

Munro[4] was an advocate for eugenics, a now-discredited theory that aimed to improve the genetic quality of the human population through selective breeding and sterilization. Munro argued that the "superior" races should have more children and the "inferior" races should have fewer children, and he supported laws that allowed for involuntary sterilization.

While Munro's legacy is complicated by his support of eugenics, he also made contributions to the field of political science. He authored several books and articles on political theory, international relations, and American government, and he served as president of the American Political Science Association in 1940.

His name is still used by Stanford University as an endowed position for political professorship, with three professors holding the position as of 2023.[5]

Works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lady Agnes Adams, Greta Millikan and Caroline Munro, 1920-1935". UCLA Digital Library Collections. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report, 1895–1920: Harvard College (1780– ). Class of 1895. The University Press. 1920. p. 321.
  3. ^ "Caltech to Remove the Names of Robert A. Millikan and Five Other Eugenics Proponents from Buildings, Honors, and Assets". Local. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "The Frightening Agenda of the American Eugenics Movement | History News Network". hnn.us. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Endowed Positions at Stanford: Search results for "William Bennett Munro" | Giving to Stanford". giving.stanford.edu. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ Munro, William Bennett, ed. (2013). Documents Relating to the Seigniorial Tenure in Canada, 1598–1854: The Publications of the Champlain Society. doi:10.3138/9781442618176. ISBN 978-1-4426-1817-6.
  7. ^ Bedford, Scott E. W. (1916). "Review of Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration". American Journal of Sociology. 22 (1): 98–99. ISSN 0002-9602.
  8. ^ "Review of The Constitution of the United States: A Brief and General Commentary". American Journal of Sociology. 36 (4): 685–685. 1931. ISSN 0002-9602.
  9. ^ Mott, Rodney L. (1931). "Review of The Constitution of the United States". American Journal of Sociology. 37 (2): 342–342. ISSN 0002-9602.
  10. ^ Rosen, S. McKee (1937). "Review of Personality in Politics". American Journal of Sociology. 42 (6): 953–953. ISSN 0002-9602.

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