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Frank H. Hankins
Born(1877-09-27)September 27, 1877
DiedJanuary 24, 1970(1970-01-24) (aged 92)
Alma mater Columbia University
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions Clark University
Thesis Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
Doctoral advisor Henry Ludwell Moore
Doctoral students Melvin M. Knight

Frank Hamilton Hankins (September 27, 1877 [1] – January 24, 1970) was an American sociologist and anthropologist who was the president of the American Sociological Society in 1938. He wrote the book The Racial Basis of Civilization (1926) which was critical of notions of racial superiority [2] and racial theories such as Aryanism, Gobinism, Celticism, Anglo-Saxonism and Nordicism.

In 1933 he was one of signers of the Humanist Manifesto. [3]

Works

  • Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
  • The Racial Basis of Civilization: A Critique of the Nordic Doctrine (1926)
  • An Introduction to the Study of Society: An Outline of Primary Factors and Fundamental Institutions (1928)
  • Reminiscences of Frank Hamilton Hankins (1968)

References

  1. ^ "Hankins, Frank Hamilton". Smithipedia.
  2. ^ Reuter, E. B. (1927). "Review of The Racial Basis of Civilization". American Journal of Sociology. 32 (5): 841–842. doi: 10.1086/214248. ISSN  0002-9602. JSTOR  2765661.
  3. ^ "Humanist Manifesto I". American Humanist Association. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank H. Hankins
Born(1877-09-27)September 27, 1877
DiedJanuary 24, 1970(1970-01-24) (aged 92)
Alma mater Columbia University
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions Clark University
Thesis Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
Doctoral advisor Henry Ludwell Moore
Doctoral students Melvin M. Knight

Frank Hamilton Hankins (September 27, 1877 [1] – January 24, 1970) was an American sociologist and anthropologist who was the president of the American Sociological Society in 1938. He wrote the book The Racial Basis of Civilization (1926) which was critical of notions of racial superiority [2] and racial theories such as Aryanism, Gobinism, Celticism, Anglo-Saxonism and Nordicism.

In 1933 he was one of signers of the Humanist Manifesto. [3]

Works

  • Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
  • The Racial Basis of Civilization: A Critique of the Nordic Doctrine (1926)
  • An Introduction to the Study of Society: An Outline of Primary Factors and Fundamental Institutions (1928)
  • Reminiscences of Frank Hamilton Hankins (1968)

References

  1. ^ "Hankins, Frank Hamilton". Smithipedia.
  2. ^ Reuter, E. B. (1927). "Review of The Racial Basis of Civilization". American Journal of Sociology. 32 (5): 841–842. doi: 10.1086/214248. ISSN  0002-9602. JSTOR  2765661.
  3. ^ "Humanist Manifesto I". American Humanist Association. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

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