Francis Stuart Chapin (3 February 1888 – 7 July 1974) was an American sociologist and educator; he was a professor of sociology at the

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from 1922 to 1953.

Background

He received his bachelor's degree from

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in 1909, as well as his PhD from the same school in 1911.

Career

He taught economics at

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for one year. He then moved to Smith College where he taught sociology and served as department chair (1912–1921). In 1920 he was elected as a

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of the

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. He played an important role in creation of a quantitative, statistical sociology in the United States in the years between World War I and World War II (1920–40). He also served as the 25th President of the

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. He was a prime mover in the creation of the

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Legacy

His grandson, F. Stuart Chapin III, is a professor of ecology at the

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. One of his students was writer

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References

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*http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/uarc00962.xml * 1888 births 1974 deaths 20th-century American educators American sociologists Columbia College (New York) alumni University of Minnesota faculty Fellows of the American Statistical Association Presidents of the American Sociological Association Smith College faculty American Sociological Review editors {{US-sociologist-stub