Albion Woodbury Small
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Albion Woodbury Small (May 11, 1854 – March 24, 1926) founded the first independent department of sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, in 1892.[1] He was influential in the establishment of sociology as a valid field of academic study.[2]
Quick Facts 10th President of Colby College, Preceded by ...
Albion Woodbury Small | |
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10th President of Colby College | |
In office 1889–1892 | |
Preceded by | George Dana Boardman Pepper |
Succeeded by | Beniah Longley Whitman |
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Born | (1854-05-11)May 11, 1854 Buckfield, Maine, US |
Died | February 12, 1926(1926-02-12) (aged 71) Chicago, Illinois, US |
Alma mater | Colby College, 1876 |
Profession | Sociologist |
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