Frederick John Teggart
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Frederick John Teggart was an Irish-American historian and social scientist, known for work on the history of civilization
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on 9 May 1870, and was educated at Methodist College Belfast
and Trinity College, Dublin
. He emigrated to the United States and graduated B.A. at Stanford University
in 1894. He then worked as a librarian.
He had positions at the University of California
, becoming Associate Professor there in 1911; in 1919 a new department was set up for him, at Berkeley the Department of Social Institutions. A full professor in 1925, he retired in 1940, although he remained actively engaged in research until shortly before his death.
From 1923 Department of Social Institutions at Berkeley.
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
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Life
He was born in BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
on 9 May 1870, and was educated at Methodist College Belfast
Methodist College Belfast
Methodist College Belfast , styled locally as Methody, is a voluntary grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a member of the Independent Schools Council...
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. He emigrated to the United States and graduated B.A. at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1894. He then worked as a librarian.
He had positions at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, becoming Associate Professor there in 1911; in 1919 a new department was set up for him, at Berkeley the Department of Social Institutions. A full professor in 1925, he retired in 1940, although he remained actively engaged in research until shortly before his death.
From 1923 Department of Social Institutions at Berkeley.
Works
- Prolegomena to history: the relation of history to literature, philosophy, and science (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1916)
- The Processes of History (New Haven, 1918)
- Theory of History (1925)
- Rome and China: a study of correlations in historical events (1939)
Further reading
- Grace Dangberg (1983), A guide to the life and works of Frederick J. Teggart
External links
- http://burawoy.berkeley.edu/PS/Berkeley%20Sociology.pdf
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