- Edward C. Hayes
Edward Cary Hayes (1868-1928) was a pioneer in American
sociology and was a founder and president of theAmerican Sociological Association .Edward Cary Hayes was born on February 10, 1868 in
Lewiston, Maine . He received a bachelor's degree fromBates College and then studied at theCobb Divinity School . He then became a pastor in Augusta, Maine until 1896 (his views clashed with the congregation) when he became a Dean atKeuka College . In 1899 he enrolled at theUniversity of Chicago to study philosophy but soon began to study sociology. He studied underAlbion Small and alongsideGeorge Herbert Mead ,John Dewey andJames Tufts . Hayes then spent a year in Germany at theUniversity of Berlin , where he studied withGeorg Schmoller ,Adolph Wagner ,Friedrich Paulsen ,Alfred Vierkandt andGeorg Simmel . Hayes was one of the pioneers promoting in bringing sociology into the American educational system. He received his doctorate in 1902.Hayes went on to teach at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the University of Illinois. He wrote many books and articles including, "Introduction to the Study of Sociology" (1915) and "Sociology and Ethics" (1921). Hayes attended the first meeting of theAmerican Sociological Association in 1905 and became one of its most influential founding members. He served on the Society’s Committee of Ten, selected to create a universal model for schools’ undergraduate introductory sociology courses. Hayes was elected Second Vice President of theAmerican Sociological Association in 1919, First Vice President in 1920, and became its eleventh President in 1921. He died inUrbana, Illinois in 1928.References and external links
* [http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?name=Edward+C.+Hayes§ion=Presidents American Sociological Association]
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