Ulysses G. Weatherly

Ulysses Grant Weatherly (21 April 1865 – 18 July 1940) Professor of Sociology at Indiana University and a founding member of the American Sociological Society, and on its executive committee from 1907 to 1910. He was appointed as Vice President in 1920 and President in 1923.

Early life and education

Ulysses Grant Weatherly was born on April 21, 1865, in West Newton, Indiana, to William and Lydia Weatherly. He received his A.B. from Colgate University in 1890. From 1893-1894, Weatherly attended the University of Leipzig. He received his Phd from Cornell University in 1894. Weatherly graduated from Pillsbury Academy in 1896 and attended Columbia University from 1899-1900. In 1910, he received a Litt.D from Colgate University. [1]

Career

After completing his Phd, Weatherly taught for one year at Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2]In 1895, Weatherly joined the faculty at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor in European History. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1896. In 1899, Weatherly was appointed to Full Professor in the Department of Economics and Sociology. In 1900, he was named chair of the department, a position he held until his retirement in June of 1935. After retirement, Weatherly was named Professor Emeritus in Economics and Sociology.[1] During his tenure at IU, he was a Visiting Professor of Sociology at the summer sessions of University of Colorado at Columbia, University of Illinois, University of Oregon, and University of Southern California. [3]

Weatherly was very active in several community and professional organizations during his career.[1] He was a founding member of the American Sociological Society when it was organized in 1905.[2] Weatherly served on the Executive Committee of the American Sociological Society from 1907-1910. He served as Vice-President of the American Sociological Society from 1920-1923 and as President from 1923-1924. Weatherly was President of the Indiana Conference of Charities from 1911-1912 and Chairman of the Indiana Child Labor Commission from 1909-1915. He was also an active member of the Eugenics Research Association and the Indiana chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.[1]

Marriage and family

Weatherly married Alice May Burgess in 1890. They had one daughter, Ruth Burgess.[1]

Death

Weatherly passed away on July 18, 1940 in Cortland, New York. [3]

Books

  • Social Progress: Studies in the Dynamics of Social Change (1927)

Articles

"A World-Wide Color Line" . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 79. November 1911. ISSN 0161-7370 via Wikisource.

References

  1. "Ulysses G.Weatherly Social progress manuscript, circa 1926". Archives Online at Indiana University.
  2. "Ulysses G. Weatherly". American Sociological Association. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. "Ulysses Grant Weatherly". Find A Grave. Retrieved May 21, 2020.


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