Sumner

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Sumner is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including American sociologist and classical liberal William Graham Sumner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
human
surname
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1840-10-30
dateOfDeath 1910-04-12
educatedAt University of Göttingen NERFINISHED
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
Yale University
employer Yale University
familyName Sumner
fieldOfWork political philosophy
sociology
givenName Graham
William
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
hasNotableBearer William Graham Sumner
hasOrigin England
hasSurname Sumner
ideology classical liberalism
movement classical liberalism
nationality American
notableFor foundational contributions to American sociology
popularizing the concept of the "forgotten man" in political discourse
notableWork Folkways
The Forgotten Man and Other Essays
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
occupation academic
sociologist
placeOfBirth Paterson, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Englewood, New Jersey
positionHeld professor of political and social science at Yale University


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