Frank H. Hankins
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Frank Hamilton Hankins (September 27, 1877[1] – January 23, 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 notions of racial superiority[2] and racial theories such as Aryanism, Gobinism, Celticism, Anglo-Saxonism and Nordicism.
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BornSeptember 27, 1877
Willshire, Ohio, US
DiedJanuary 23, 1970 (aged 92)
AlmamaterColumbia University
FieldsSociology
Frank H. Hankins | |
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| Born | September 27, 1877 Willshire, Ohio, US |
| Died | January 23, 1970 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Clark University |
| Thesis | Adolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908) |
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Doctoral students | Melvin M. Knight |
In 1933 he was one of signers of the Humanist Manifesto.[3]
He died in New York City on January 23, 1970.[4]
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)
