Charles Richmond Henderson
Charles Richmond Henderson | |
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| Born | December 17, 1848 |
| Died | March 29, 1915 (aged 66) Charleston, South Carolina, US |
| Spouse |
Ella L. Levering (m. 1873) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Baptist) |
| Ordained | c. 1873 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
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| Influences | Albert Schäffle |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| School or tradition | Chicago school |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral students | W. I. Thomas |
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Charles Richmond Henderson (1848–1915) was an American Baptist minister and sociologist. After being a pastor for nearly 20 years in Terre Haute and Detroit, he took an appointment as an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, where he became a tenured professor. He published several works on society in the United States, the prison system, and the sociology of charities.