Lester Frank Ward

Lester Frank Ward
Lester Ward
Born
Lester Frank Ward

(1841-06-18)June 18, 1841
DiedApril 18, 1913(1913-04-18) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., US
Alma mater
Occupations
Employers
Known forPaleobotany, Telesis, sociology, and the introduction of sociology as field of higher education
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Carolyn Vought (Lizzie); some sources give Elizabeth Carolyn Bought.
Parents
  • Justus Ward
  • Silence Rolph Ward

Lester Frank Ward (June 18, 1841 – April 18, 1913) was an American botanist, paleontologist, and sociologist.[1] The first president of the American Sociological Association, Ward has been characterized as a pioneering figure in American sociology.[2] His 1883 work Dynamic Sociology was influential in establishing sociology as a distinct field in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "WARD, Lester Frank". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 1067.
  2. ^ Dealey, James Quayle (1925). "Masters of Social Science: Lester Frank Ward". Social Forces. 4 (2): 257–272. doi:10.2307/3004574. ISSN 0037-7732.
  3. ^ Small, Albion W. (1916). "Fifty Years of Sociology in the United States (1865-1915)". American Journal of Sociology. 21 (6): 749–758. ISSN 0002-9602.

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