Edward Cary Hayes (1868–1928) was a pioneer in American

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and was a founder and president of the

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. Edward Cary Hayes was born on February 10, 1868, in

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, to Professor Benjamin Francis Hayes. He received a bachelor's degree from

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and then studied at the

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. He then became a pastor in Augusta, Maine until 1896 (his views clashed with the congregation) when he became a Dean at

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. In 1899 he enrolled at the

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to study philosophy but soon began to study sociology. He studied under

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and alongside

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and

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. Hayes then spent a year in Germany at the

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, where he studied with Georg Schmoller,

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, Alfred Vierkandt and

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. Hayes was one of the pioneers promoting in bringing sociology into the American educational system. He received his doctorate in 1902.

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Hayes went on to teach at

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in Oxford, Ohio and the

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. He wrote many books and articles including, ''Introduction to the Study of Sociology'' (1915) and ''Sociology and Ethics'' (1921). Hayes attended the first meeting of the

in 1905 and became one of its most influential founding members. He served on the Society’s Committee of Ten, selected to create a universal model for schools’ undergraduate introductory sociology courses. Hayes was elected Second Vice President of the

in 1919, First Vice President in 1920, and became its eleventh President in 1921. He died in

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, in 1928.

References and external links

*Kivisto, Peter. 2000. “Hayes, Edward Cary.” ''American National Biography Online''. American Council of Learned Societies: Oxford University Press, Retrieved March 14, 2003

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