Samuel Delbert Clark

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1910 – 2003

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Who was Samuel Delbert Clark?

Samuel Delbert "Del" Clark, OC was a Canadian sociologist.

Born in Lloydminster, Alberta, Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history in 1930 and a Master of Arts degree in 1931 from the University of Saskatchewan. From 1932 to 1933, he studied at the London School of Economics. In 1935, he received a Master of Arts degree from McGill University and a Ph.D. in 1938 from the University of Toronto. In 1943, he was awarded a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

In 1938, he started teaching at the University of Toronto in the Department of Political Economy. Through his efforts, sociology gained respect from Canadian scholars who were initially skeptical of the discipline. On July 1, 1963, he led the founding of the Sociology department and served as its first chair until 1969. He retired in 1976, but taught for years as a Visiting Professor at a number of places, including Dalhousie University, Lakehead University, and the University of Edinburgh.

As a sociologist, Clark became known for studies interpreting Canadian social development as a process of disorganization and re-organization on a series of economic frontiers. His scholarship won him acceptance at a time when Canadian academics were still skeptical of the new discipline of sociology. Under Clark’s direction, a series on the Social Credit movement produced 10 monographs by Canadian scholars. In the 1960s, Clark’s interest shifted to contemporary consequences of economic changes, especially suburban living and urban poverty.

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Born
Feb 24, 1910
Lloydminster
Also known as
  • S. D. Clark
  • Del Clark
Nationality
  • Canada
Education
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
    (1932 - 1933)
  • Master of Arts, McGill University
    Sociology
    ( - 1935)
  • PhD, University of Toronto
    Political Science
    (1931 - 1938)
  • Economic history
  • Master of Arts, University of Saskatchewan
    Political Science
    ( - 1931)
  • History
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Saskatchewan
    Political Science
    ( - 1930)
  • History
Employment
  • University of Toronto
Lived in
  • Lloydminster
  • London
    (1932 - 1933)
  • Manitoba
  • Ontario
Died
Sep 18, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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