Frank H. Hankins

Frank H. Hankins
Born(1877-09-27)September 27, 1877
DiedJanuary 24, 1970(1970-01-24) (aged 92)
Alma materColumbia University
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsClark University
ThesisAdolphe Quetelet as Statistician (1908)
Doctoral advisorHenry Ludwell Moore
Doctoral studentsMelvin M. Knight

Frank Hamilton Hankins (September 27, 1877[1] – January 24, 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.

In 1933 he was one of signers of the Humanist Manifesto.[3]

Works[edit]

  • 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)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hankins, Frank Hamilton". Smithipedia.
  2. ^ Reuter, E. B. (1927). "Review of The Racial Basis of Civilization". American Journal of Sociology. 32 (5): 841–842. doi:10.1086/214248. ISSN 0002-9602. JSTOR 2765661.
  3. ^ "Humanist Manifesto I". American Humanist Association. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

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