John Lewis Gillin

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John Lewis Gillin ( October 12, 1871 in Hudson , Black Hawk County , Iowa , † December 8, 1958 ) was an American sociologist and the 16th President of the American Sociological Association . He was an early exponent of criminal sociology .

After initial studies, Gillin was ordained as a pastor in the Church of the Brethren . In 1906 he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. PhD. He then worked at a college in Ohio and then at the University of Iowa . From 1912 he taught for 46 years as a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin .

Fonts (selection)

  • Outlines of sociology , 1915 (with Frank Wilson Blackmar )
  • Poverty and dependency. Their relief and prevention , 1926
  • Criminology and Penology , 1929.

literature

  • Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. : volume 28 (1954-1955). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1955, p. 994.

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personal data
SURNAME Gillin, John Lewis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gillin, John L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Hudson , Black Hawk County , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1958