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George Herbert Mead
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist (1863–1931)
George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago.
He was one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism.
George herbert mead biography summary
He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism, and was an important influence on what has come to be referred to as the Chicago School of Sociology.
Biography
George Herbert Mead was born on February 27, 1863, in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
He was raised in a Protestant, middle-class family comprising his father, Hiram Mead, his mother, Elizabeth Storrs Mead (née Billings), and his sister Alice. His father was a former Congregationalist pastor from a lineage of farmers and clergymen and who later held the chair in Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology at Oberlin College's theological seminary.
Elizabeth taught for two years at Oberlin Colle