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William Fielding Ogburn

American sociologist (1886-1959) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

William Fielding Ogburn was an American sociologist who was born in Butler, Georgia and died in Tallahassee, Florida. He was also a statistician and an educator. Ogburn received his B.A. degree from Mercer University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University.

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Awards

Fellow of the American Statistical Association

About this person

He was a professor of sociology at Columbia from 1919 until 1927, when he became chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Chicago.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1959 · aged 72