Albert Galloway Keller

Albert Galloway Keller (April 10, 1874 – October 31, 1956) was a sociologist, author, and student and colleague of William Graham Sumner. He is best known as the editor of Sumner's papers, in numerous volumes, published in the early 20th century by the Yale University Press. He was a scholar in his own right and wrote on German colonial policy, economic geography, and sociology.

Biography

Keller came from Springfield, Ohio. He graduated from Yale College in 1896 and received his PhD from Yale University in 1899. He immediately joined the social science faculty there and was appointed professor in 1907, succeeding Sumner, his mentor, and taught there until 1942.

He was the first holder of the "William Graham Sumner Chair of Political Science" at Yale.[1]

Yale's eclectic approach to social science during his time there is illustrated by the Festschrift for Keller which was edited by George Peter Murdock. The volume of essays was created to honor Keller in celebration of his completion of 30 years as a professor. Twenty-six scholars who had studied with him made contributions to that volume.[2]

Professor Keller and his wife, née Caroline Louise Gussman, were the parents of Deane Keller[3] and the grandparents of Deane G. Keller, both artists.[4]

Selected works

Notes
  1. "Albert G. Keller, at Yale 42 Years; Professor Emeritus of the Science of Society Dies – Taught 16,000 in Career," New York Times. November 1, 1956.
  2. Keller, Albert et al. (1937). "Editorial Preface" in Studies in the Science of Society Presented to Albert Galloway Keller in Celebration of his Completion of Thirty Years as Professor of the Science of Society in Yale University, p. vi.
  3. "Deane Keller, Painter And Art Teacher, 91," New York Times. April 17, 1992.
  4. "Deaths: Keller, Deane G.," New York Times. July 13, 2007.

References
  • Keller, Albert Galloway and George Peter Murdock. (1937). Studies in the Science of Society Presented to Albert Galloway Keller in Celebration of his Completion of Thirty Years as Professor of the Science of Society in Yale University. New Haven: Yale University Press; London: Oxford University Press. OCLC 25127693
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