William Graham Sumner
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William Graham Sumner was an influential American sociologist and classical liberal thinker known for his defense of laissez-faire economics and his association with Social Darwinist ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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academic
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classical liberal → essayist → human → social theorist → sociologist → |
| birthDate |
1840-10-30
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| birthPlace |
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1910-04-12
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| deathPlace |
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
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| educatedAt |
Geneva, Switzerland
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University of Göttingen → University of Oxford → Yale College → |
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Yale University
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| familyName |
Sumner
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| fieldOfWork |
political economy
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political philosophy → social theory → sociology → |
| fullName |
William Graham Sumner
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| givenName |
William
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| ideology |
economic individualism
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laissez-faire liberalism → |
| influenced |
American libertarian thought
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American sociology → |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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Herbert Spencer → classical economists → |
| knownFor |
association with Social Darwinist ideas
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concept of the "Forgotten Man" → defense of laissez-faire economics → early development of American sociology → |
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English
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| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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| movement |
Social Darwinism
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classical liberalism → |
| notableWork |
Folkways
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The Challenge of Facts → The Forgotten Man → What Social Classes Owe to Each Other → |
| occupation |
clergyman
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economist → professor → sociologist → |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Political and Social Science at Yale University
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| religion |
Episcopalian
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Episcopal priest
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Folkways
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The Challenge of Facts → The Forgotten Man → What Social Classes Owe to Each Other → |
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William Graham Sumner
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Social Darwinism
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Sumner
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Herbert Spencer
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influenced |
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The Forgotten Man
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