Frank H. Hankins | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1877 Willshire, Ohio, US |
| Died | January 24, 1970 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Clark University |
| Thesis | Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Ludwell Moore |
| Doctoral students | Melvin M. Knight |
Frank Hamilton Hankins (September 27, 1877[1] – January 24, 1970) was an American sociologist and anthropologist who was the president of the American Sociological Society in 1938. He wrote the book The Racial Basis of Civilization (1926) which was critical of racial theories such as Aryanism, Gobinism, Celticism, Anglo-Saxonism and Nordicism.
In 1933 he was one of signers of the Humanist Manifesto.[2]
Works
- Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
- The Racial Basis of Civilization: A Critique of the Nordic Doctrine (1926)
- An Introduction to the Study of Society: An Outline of Primary Factors and Fundamental Institutions (1928)
- Reminiscences of Frank Hamilton Hankins (1968)
References
- ↑ "Hankins, Frank Hamilton". Smithipedia.
- ↑ "Humanist Manifesto I". American Humanist Association. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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