Herbert Adolphus Miller
American sociologist and university teacher
Herbert Adolphus Miller (Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, June 5, 1875 - Black Mountain, North Carolina, May 7, 1951) was an American sociologist known for his research on race and immigration. He was dismissed from a Professor position at Ohio State University due to his defense of race mixing and his criticisms of the British empire in India and Japan's empire in Korea. He was a collaborator of sociologists W. I. Thomas and Robert E. Park.
Early life
His father was Swedish. Miller graduated with a philosophy degree from Dartmouth College in 1899.
Miller graduated with a PhD from Harvard University in 1905, completing a dissertation under the supervision of Josiah Royce and William James. He was influenced by pragmatist philosophy.
Academic career
He taught at Fisk University and Oberlin College, and was research sociology director for the Carnegie Foundation, before joining Ohio State University in 1924. In 1931, there was a push to fire Miller for critical comments he had made about the British and Japanese empires, as well as his refusal to condemn students in one of his courses for dancing with students of another race during a visit to another school. In 1932, he was dismissed by Ohio State University.
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