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George Elliott Howard
1849–1928
A pioneering American historian and sociologist, he helped turn the study of family life, marriage, and social institutions into serious academic work. His writing bridges history and sociology in a way that still feels ambitious and wide-ranging.
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A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 2 of 3
by George Elliott Howard
A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3
by George Elliott Howard
A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3
by George Elliott Howard
About the author
Born in Saratoga, New York, in 1849, George Elliott Howard became an influential American scholar of history and sociology. He studied at the University of Nebraska, continued advanced study in Europe, and went on to teach at both the University of Nebraska and Stanford.
Howard is especially remembered for his work on social institutions, with a lasting reputation for research on marriage, the family, and divorce. He also played an important role in the early development of sociology in the United States and served as president of the American Sociological Society in 1917.
Alongside his academic work, he was known as a serious-minded public intellectual with strong principles and broad interests in social reform. For readers today, his books offer a window into the early years of American social science, when scholars were trying to understand how family life, law, and society shape one another.