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Its original name as the American Eugenics Society lasted from 1922 to 1973, but the group changed their name after open use of the term "eugenics" became disfavored; it was known as the Society for the Study of Social Biology from 1973–2008, and the Society for Biodemography and Social Biology from 2008–2019.
Harry Hamilton Laughlin (March 11, 1880 – January 26, 1943) was an American educator and eugenicist. He served as the superintendent of the Eugenics Record Office from its inception in 1910 to its closure in 1939, and was among the most active individuals influencing American eugenics policy, especially compulsory sterilization legislation.
Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. FRS [1] (August 8, 1857 – November 6, 1935) [2] was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years and a cofounder of the American Eugenics Society.
In 1928, he retired from industry and became a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History studying eugenics, anthropology, and population. Osborn was one of the founding members of the American Eugenics Society in 1926 and joined the British Eugenics Society in 1928, serving as its Secretary in 1931.
Carl Campbell Brigham was born May 4, 1890, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, to Charles Francis Brigham and Ida B. (Campbell) Brigham, the third of four children.His family has roots in early Massachusetts Bay Colony with ancestors that included Thomas Brigham (1603–1653) [2] and Edmund Rice (1594–1663). [3]
While the eugenics movement of that time seemed short-lived, Lovett's research shows how the American Eugenics Society's work rolled over into post-World War II housing development decisions, the ...
He served as president of the Ecological Society of America in 1917, the Association of American Geographers in 1923 and president of the board of directors of the American Eugenics Society from 1934 to 1938. [2]
The world’s largest human genetics group apologized for some of its founding members’ role in the American eugenics movement and The post Human genetics group apologizes for ‘findings ...