Lester Ward

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:social_reform
gender equality
universal education
government intervention in society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:George_Washington_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1841-06-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Joliet,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Rock_Creek_Cemetery,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:deathDate 1913-04-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:George_Washington_University
gptkbp:field botany
geology
sociology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lester_Frank_Ward
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lester Ward
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Franklin_H._Giddings
gptkb:Albion_Small
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Auguste_Comte
gptkb:Herbert_Spencer
gptkbp:knownFor founder of American sociology
president of American Sociological Association
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Applied_Sociology
gptkb:Dynamic_Sociology
gptkb:Pure_Sociology
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
botanist
sociologist
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Sociological_Association
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm 1906
gptkbp:signature Lester F Ward signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Carolyn_Vought
gptkbp:theory Social progress through education
Telesis
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Masters_of_Sociological_Thought
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7