About Francis Stuart Chapin
Lived 1888 – 1974 (aged 86). Francis Stuart Chapin was an American sociologist and university teacher.
Francis Stuart Chapin (3 February 1888 – 7 July 1974) was an American sociologist and educator; he was a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota from 1922 to 1953.
Background He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1909, as well as his PhD from the same school in 1911.
Career He taught economics at Wellesley College for one year. He then moved to Smith College where he taught sociology and served as department chair (1912–1921). In 1920 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
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American sociologist (1888–1974)
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Francis Stuart Chapin was born on 3 February 1888 in Brooklyn.
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Francis Stuart Chapin died on 7 July 1974.
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Francis Stuart Chapin was a sociologist and university teacher.
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