Ellsworth Faris
Ellsworth Faris (born September 30, 1874 in Salem , Tennessee , † December 19, 1953 ) was an American social psychologist and sociologist and the 27th President of the American Sociological Association .
Faris studied at Texas Christian University , where he took his bachelor's degree in 1894 and his master's degree in 1896 . From 1897 to 1904 he was a missionary in what was then the Belgian Congo . After returning from Africa, he taught philosophy and biblical history ( sacred history ) at Texas Christian University, but then turned to psychology and sociology. He studied at the University of Chicago , where he received his Ph.D. received his doctorate. Then he taught at Iowa State University . In 1919 he succeeded William Isaac Thomas on the chair of sociology at Chicago University.
His main interest was social psychology , he tried to combine the subjects psychology and sociology. His most important publication is considered to be The Nature of Human Nature .
Web links
- American Sociological Association Faris Online Biography
- Harvey J. Locke: Obituary for Ellsworth Faris (Eng.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Publications of the American Sociological Society, Vol. XX (1925): 15-29.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faris, Ellsworth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , Tennessee , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1953 |