Ulysses Grant Weatherly
Ulysses Grant Weatherly (born April 2, 1865 in West Newton , Indiana , † July 18, 1940 in Cortland , New York ) was an American sociologist and 13th President of the American Sociological Association .
Weatherly studied history and political science at Cornell University , where he received his Ph.D. received his doctorate. He had previously completed semesters abroad at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Leipzig . After brief work at a high school in Philadelphia Weatherly was first assistant professor and from 1899 professor of economics and sociology at Indiana University . He remained in this position until his retirement in 1935.
Together with Robert Ezra Park , he went on a research trip to the Caribbean and examined the relationship between ethnic groups. This resulted in his most important scientific publications.
In 1923 he served as president of the American Sociological Association.
Fonts (selection)
- Race and Marriage , in: American Journal of Sociology , 15/4, 1910, pp. 433-453.
- The Racial Element in Social Assimilation , in: American Journal of Sociology, 16/5, 1911, pp. 593-612.
- The West Indies as a Sociological Laboratory , in: American Journal of Sociology, 29/3, 1923, pp. 290-304.
- Haiti: An Experiment in Pragmatism , in: American Journal of Sociology, 32/3, 1926, pp. 353-366.
- Social progress. Studies in the Dynamics of Social Change , 1927
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| SURNAME | Weatherly, Ulysses Grant |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weatherly, Ulysses G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Newton , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1940 |
| Place of death | Cortland, New York |