Lester Frank Ward

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academic botanist human sociologist writer

Lester Frank Ward was an American sociologist and botanist often regarded as a founding figure of American sociology, known for his progressive ideas about social planning and the role of education and government in promoting social welfare.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → botanist → human → sociologist → writer →
conflictParticipatedIn	American Civil War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1841-06-18 →
dateOfDeath	1913-04-18 →
educatedAt	Brown University NERFINISHED →
employer	Brown University NERFINISHED → United States Geological Survey →
familyName	Ward →
fieldOfWork	botany → education → social philosophy → sociology →
givenName	Lester →
influenced	American sociology → progressive education → social welfare theory →
influencedBy	Auguste Comte → Herbert Spencer →
knownFor	advocacy of social planning → emphasis on the role of education in social progress → founding figure of American sociology → support for an active governmental role in promoting social welfare →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
militaryService	Union Army →
movement	progressivism → reform liberalism →
name	Lester Frank Ward →
nationality	American →
notableWork	Applied Sociology → Dynamic Sociology → Pure Sociology →
occupation	author → botanist → sociologist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Joliet, Illinois, United States →
placeOfBurial	Providence, Rhode Island, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	president of the American Sociological Association →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Elizabeth Carolyn Vought → Rosamond Asenath Simons →
theoreticalOrientation	belief in purposeful social reform → opposition to social Darwinism →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Herbert Spencer →	influenced
Lester Frank Ward →	name