Ernest Burgess
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1886 – 1966
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Who was Ernest Burgess?
Ernest Watson Burgess was an urban sociologist born in Tilbury, Ontario. He was educated at Kingfisher College in Oklahoma and continued graduate studies in sociology at the University of Chicago. In 1916, he returned to the University of Chicago, as a faculty member. Burgess was hired as an urban sociologist at the University of Chicago. Burgess also served as the 24th President of the American Sociological Association.
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- Born
- May 16, 1886
Tilbury, Ontario - Also known as
- Ernest Watson Burgess
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Kingfisher College
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- Chatham-Kent
- Died
- Dec 27, 1966
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on July 23, 2013
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