Ellsworth Faris (September 30, 1874 – December 19, 1953) was an influential sociologist of the Chicago school. Faris was born in 1874 in Salem,

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. He studied at

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, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1894 and master's degree in 1896. From 1897 to 1904, he spent time in

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as a

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. When he returned from

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, Faris earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, and was hired into the department. Faris was chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the

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, and served as president of the

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in 1937. Among his works, Faris authored ''The Nature of Human Nature'' in 1937.

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* American sociologists Presidents of the American Sociological Association 1874 births 1953 deaths American Journal of Sociology editors {{US-sociologist-stub