William Graham Sumner
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican sociologist (1840-1910)
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William Graham Sumner was an American Episcopal priest, social scientist, and neoclassical liberal. He taught social sciences at Yale University, where he held the nation's first professorship in sociology and became one of the most influential teachers at any major school.
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About this person
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United StatesCategory
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Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1840 to 1910 · aged 69
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