Charles Price Loomis

Charles Price Loomis (born October 26, 1905 in Broomfield, Colorado , † July 6, 1995 ) was an American sociologist and 57th President of the American Sociological Association . Loomis was instrumental in spreading Ferdinand Tönnies' sociological approach in the United States.

In 1928 Loomis received his bachelor's degree in agricultural science in New Mexico , in 1929 he received his master's degree in economics and sociology from North Carolina State University , and in 1933 he received a Ph.D. from Harvard University. PhD. This was followed by study visits to the University of Heidelberg and the University of Königsberg . He then worked for state agricultural organizations until he became a professor at Michigan State University in 1944 . After his retirement in 1971, he moved to the University of Houston .

In 1940 Loomis submitted a translation of Tönnies' main work, Community and Society . In 1967 he served as president of the American Sociological Association.

Web links

Literature by and about Charles Price Loomis in the catalog of the German National Library
American Sociological Association's online biography on Loomis

Individual evidence

^ Ferdinand Tönnies: Fundamental Concepts of Sociology , translated and edited by Charles Price Loomis, American Book Company, New York 1940. In 1955 the title was changed to Community and Association . In the 1957 edition, the book was finally called Community & Society .

personal data
SURNAME	Loomis, Charles Price
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Loomis, Charles P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 26, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Broomfield, Colorado
DATE OF DEATH	July 6, 1995

[1] Ferdinand Tönnies: Fundamental Concepts of Sociology , translated and edited by Charles Price Loomis, American Book Company, New York 1940. In 1955 the title was changed to Community and Association . In the 1957 edition, the book was finally called Community & Society .