Cullen B. Gosnell
Cullen B. Gosnell | |
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| Alma mater | Wofford College |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
| Known for | Founder of the Department of Political Science at Emory University |
Cullen B. Gosnell (1893–1964) was an American political scientist. He was the founder and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Emory University from 1933 to 1951.
Early life[edit]
Cullen Bryant Gosnell was born on December 14, 1893, near Spartanburg, South Carolina.[1] He graduated from Wofford College with a bachelor's degree in 1916.[1] He went on to receive a master's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1920 and a PhD from Princeton University in 1928.[1]
Career[edit]
Gosnell taught at Wake Forest College and Furman University from 1920 to 1927.[1] He founded the Institute of Politics at Furman University in 1924.[1] Five years later, in 1929, he co-founded the Southern Political Science Association and served as its first President.[1][2] He was re-elected as its president in 1933.[1] He also served as vice-president of the American Political Science Association.[1] Additionally, he was the vice-president of Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honor society.[1]
Meanwhile, Gosnell joined Emory University in 1927.[1] Two years later, he founded the Institute of Citizenship at Emory.[1] By 1933, he founded the Department of Political Science at Emory University.[1] Gosnell served as its chair until 1951.[1] In 1941, he co-authored a textbook entitled Democracy in America with William M. Muthard and Stanley M. Hastings.[3] A few years later, in 1945, he took a leave of absence from Emory to teach G.I.s in Shrivenham, England.[4]
Gosnell was an advisor on the revision of the Georgia Constitution in 1944.[1] Additionally, he served on the Georgia Agricultural and Development Board,[1] established by Governor Ellis Arnall.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Gosnell was married and a Christian.[1]
Death[edit]
Gosnell died in 1964.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Cleveland, Gordon (May 1964). "Memorial Resolutions: Cullen B. Gosnell". The Journal of Politics. 26 (2): 491–493. JSTOR 2127628.
- ^ Havard, William C.; Dauer, Manning J. (August 1980). "The Southern Political Science Association: A Fifty Year Legacy". The Journal of Politics. 42 (3): 664–686. doi:10.2307/2130545. JSTOR 2130545. S2CID 154407299.
- ^ Sherrill, Geo R. (May 1941). "Reviewed Work: Democracy in America. by William M. Muthard, Stanley M. Hastings, Cullen B. Gosnell". The Journal of Politics. 3 (2): 239–240. doi:10.2307/2125442. JSTOR 2125442.
- ^ Bennett, Walter H. (November 1945). "News and Notes". The Journal of Politics. 7 (4): 455–457. doi:10.1017/S0022381600095694. JSTOR 2125978. S2CID 222438365.
- ^ Kimberley Johnson, Reforming Jim Crow: Southern Politics and State in the Age Before Brown, New York City: Oxford University Press USA, 2010, p. 85
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