James P. Lichtenberger

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James Pendleton Lichtenberger (10 June 1870 – 17 March 1953) was an American

academic. Lichtenberger served as the twelfth president of the American Sociological Association
.

Early life and education

Lichtenberger was born on 10 June 1870 in

Following his graduation from Hiram College, Lichtenberger moved to

Career

At the School of Philanthropy, Lichtenberger met sociologist Carl Kelsey. Kelsey, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, arranged for an invitation to Lichtenberger to take up an assistant professorship at Penn. Lichtenberger accepted the invitation, and subsequently remained at the University of Pennsylvania his entire professional career.[2]

In 1922, Lichtenberger served as president of the American Sociological Association (then, Society), and addressed the 1923 annual meeting in

Chicago with his presidential address entitled "The Moral Dualism of Machiavelli."[4] Lichtenberger also served as secretary of the American Academy of Political and Social Science from 1912 until his death in 1953, as well as an occasional editor of the Academy's Annals between 1912 and 1918.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c "James Pendleton Lichtenberger June 10, 1870 – March 17, 1953". Governance and Leadership. American Sociological Association. 2020.
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  4. ^ Lichtenberger, James P. (1923). "The Moral Dualism of Machiavelli". Publications of the American Sociological Society. 17: 1–12.

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