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Lester Frank Ward
Lester Frank Ward | |
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 Lester Ward, age 43 | |
| Born | Lester Frank Ward June 18, 1841 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 1913 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Known for | Paleobotany, Telesis, sociology, and the introduction of sociology as field of higher education |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Carolyn Vought (Lizzie); Rosamond Asenath Simons |
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Lester Frank Ward (June 18, 1841 – April 18, 1913) was an American botanist, paleontologist, and sociologist.[1] The first president of the American Sociological Association, James Q. Dealey characterized Ward as a "great pioneer" in the development of American sociology, with contemporaries referring to him as "the Nestor of American sociologists".[2] His 1883 work Dynamic Sociology was influential in establishing sociology as a distinct field in the United States.[3] However, despite its initial impact his work was quickly sidelined during the later institutionalization and development of American sociology.[4]
- ^ "WARD, Lester Frank". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 1067. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Dealey, James Quayle (1925). "Masters of Social Science: Lester Frank Ward". Social Forces. 4 (2): 257–272. doi:10.2307/3004574. ISSN 0037-7732. JSTOR 3004574. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Small, Albion W. (1916). "Fifty Years of Sociology in the United States (1865–1915)". American Journal of Sociology. 21 (6): 749–758. doi:10.1086/212570. ISSN 0002-9602. JSTOR 2763629. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Lybeck, E. R. (2013). "Lester Ward and Patrick Geddes in early American and British sociology". History of the Human Sciences, 26(2), p. 52.
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