Frank Wilson Blackmar (November 3, 1854 – March 30, 1931) was an American sociologist, historian and educator. He served as the 9th President of the
American Sociological Society (now known as the American Sociological Association).
Biography
He was born on November 3, 1854 in
Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Before earning a Ph.D. in 1889 at the
Johns Hopkins University
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in Baltimore, he was a professor of mathematics in the
University of the Pacific (1881–1886). After he became a professor of history and sociology at the
University of Kansas
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. Ten years later he was made professor of sociology and economics at the same university. He became active in the
university extension movement throughout the
western United States
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...
, writing and lecturing on history, sociology and economics. He was elected dean when the graduate school of the University of Kansas was organized in 1896.
He wrote several books of local history, handbooks of economy and some political pamphlets.
He died on March 30, 1931 in
Lawrence, Kansas.
Main works
* ''Spanish Colonization of the Southwest'', 1890 ; 1891.
* ''The Story of Human Progress'', 1896.
* ''History of Higher Education in Kansas'', 1900 .
* ''Life of Charles Robinson'', 1900.
* ''Elements of Sociology'', 1907.
* ''Economics for Colleges'', 1907.
* ''Economics for High Schools'', 1907.
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1854 births
1931 deaths
American education writers
American social sciences writers
American sociologists
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Presidents of the American Sociological Association
University of Kansas faculty
University of the Pacific (United States) faculty
American historians
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