Charles Zueblin (1866-1924) was an American sociologist and promoter of civic reform.

Biography

Zueblin was born in

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in 1866. He was educated at the

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, and the

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. In 1891, Zueblin founded the Northwestern University Settlement. In 1892, he became the first secretary of the Chicago Society for University Extension. From 1892 to 1895 he was instructor; from 1895 to 1896

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; from 1896 to 1902

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; and from 1902 to 1908

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at the

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. From 1911 to 1912, he was editor of the ''20th Century Magazine''. Zueblin lectured extensively and contributed frequently to philosophical and sociological journals, and to many of the most prominent magazines and reviews. From 1901 to 1902, he was president of the American League for Civic Improvement; in 1904, the organization would become the

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. He was a strong advocate of the commission plan of government and believed every city would eventually adopt the system. In a 1911 interview to

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, Zueblin predicted the system would eventually replace the United States Senate and House of Representatives."New Rule for the Nation Let Uncle Sam Adopt Commission Form Says Professor Zebelin." ''Kansas City Star'' (Kansas City, Missouri) 74, no. 102, April 29, 1911: ''Readex: Readex AllSearch''. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dartmouth.idm.oclc.org/apps/readex/doc?p=ARDX&docref=image/v2%3A1126152C152E4978%40EANX-116AA755C3E3A6B8%402419156-116AA756F7A1FD38%400-116AA758FA775C88%40New%2BRule%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BNation%2BLet%2BUncle%2BSam%2BAdopt%2BCommission%2BForm%2BSays%2BProfessor%2BZebelin. From 1909 to 1922, Zueblin was a resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, with his wife Aurora Fiske Zueblin (1868-1958), daughter Anne and son John. During this time, in addition to his extensive lecturing career, he was put forward by the Progressive Party as a candidate for the Massachusetts Senate (1912). In 1922, the family moved to Switzerland where Zueblin died suddenly in September 1924.

Works

*''American Municipal Progress'' (1902) *''A Decade of Civic Development'' (1905) *''The Religion of the Democrat'' (1908) *''Democracy and the Over-man'' (1911)

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References

* 1866 births 1924 deaths American sociologists University of Chicago faculty Northwestern University alumni Yale University alumni Leipzig University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni People from Pendleton, Indiana {{US-sociologist-stub