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Lester Frank Ward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lester Frank Ward, described by some as the father of American sociology, was born June 18, 1841 in Joliet, Illinois, the son of Justus Ward and Silence Rolph. The Ward family was not wealthy so there was no extra money with which to send Lester to school for a formal education.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ward, Lester Frank. Ward, Lester Frank. Information about Ward, Lester Frank in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Ward, James; Ward, James Harman; Ward, John; Ward, John Quincy Adams; Ward, John Quincy Adams; Ward, Joseph; Ward, Joseph; Ward, Joseph George; Ward, Lester Frank; Ward,
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Lester Frank Ward collection, 1860-1913; Ward, a Brown faculty member recognized today as one of the founders of the field of sociology, bequeathed his library and personal papers to Brown, and they arrived at the John Hay Library in 1914. The 1,200 bound volumes and pamphlets plus approximately 11,000 letters...
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Lester Frank Ward was born in Joliet, Illinois, into the family of Justus Ward and Silence Rolph. His family did not have enough money to send Lester to school, so he was home-schooled. However, Lester’s intellectual abilities, especially his sense for foreign languages immediately became visible.
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Raised in a family too poor to afford formal education, Lester Frank Ward worked in his brother's wagon wheel shop and taught himself to read and write not only in English, but in several other languages.
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The Encyclopedia Britannica is free at the JCSM Study Center! This page has information about WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841 ) - Encyclopedia Britannica - WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841 ) ... WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841 ) , American geologist and sociologist, was born in Joliet, Illinois, on the 18th of June 1841. He graduated at...
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Lester Frank Ward, Sociology, Biographies. Includes related research links. ... Lester Frank Ward 1841–1913, American sociologist and paleontologist, b. Joliet, Ill. Largely self-educated, he eventually took degrees in medicine and law.
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Ward, Lester Frank (1841–1913); One of the pioneers of American sociology, founder of a psychological evolutionism, which (contrary to Herbert Spencer) ascribed an important role in evolution to human mentality. ... Home > Oxford Dictionary of Sociology > Ward, Lester Frank...
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