CWA Veditz

CWA Veditz (born November 18, 1872 in Philadelphia , † 1926 ibid) was an American historian , economist and sociologist . In 1905 he initiated the establishment of the American Sociological Association (ASA).

Veditz studied economics from 1889 at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained the academic degree of "Bachelor of Philosophy" (Ph.B.) in 1893. He had completed part of his studies at German universities ( Berlin , Leipzig and Halle ) and continued to do so after graduating. He concentrated on economics and sociology . In March 1895 he received his doctorate in Germany . Studies in France and Italy followed . After his return to the USA in 1901 he became professor of history and economics at Bates College , later professor of economics at George Washington University .

In the summer of 1905 he wrote to several dozen scientists and asked whether there was a need or a desire to set up an organization of sociologists. Encouraged by the positive response, Velitz (together with others) invited to a founding meeting for December of that year during the annual meetings of the American Economic Association and the American Political Science Association . On December 28, 1905, the ASA was then founded at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore . Veditz took over the functions of secretary and treasurer on the founding board.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, information is based on: Personal Notes. Bates College . In: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , September 1901, p. 290 ( online version ).
2. ↑ Information from the German National Library.
3. ^ ^{A b c} The ASA Story: Establishment of the Organization .