Northrop, F. S. C, 1893-
Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop (1893-1992) was a philosopher, college professor, and author. A member of the Yale faculty, 1923-1962, in the Department of Philosophy and School of Law, he wrote eight major books, including Science and First Principles (1931) and The Meeting of East and West (1946).
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1893:
born November 27 -
1915:
A.B., Beloit College -
1915 -1916 :social work in New York City -
1917 -1919 :U.S. Army -
1919:
A.M. in Economics, Yale University -
1919:
August 6 married Christine Johnston -
1919 -1920 :educational secretary International Committee YMCA in Hong Kong -
1922:
A.M. in Philosophy, Harvard University -
1923 -1926 :Instructor in Philosophy, Yale University -
1924:
Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science, Harvard University -
1926 -1929 :Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Yale University -
1929 -1932 :Associate Professor of Philosophy, Yale University -
1931:
published Science and First Principles -
1932 -1947 :Professor of Philosophy, Yale University -
1940 -1947 :Master of Silliman College -
1946:
published The Meeting of East and West, An Inquiry Concerning World Understanding -
1947:
published The Logic of the Sciences and Humanities -
1947 -1962 :Sterling Professor of Philosophy and Law, Yale University -
1952:
published The Taming of the Nations, A Study of the Cultural Bases of International Society -
1953:
edited Alfred North Whitehead: An Anthology -
1954:
published European Union and United States Foreign Policy: A Study in Sociological Jurisprudence -
1959:
published The Complexity of Legal and Ethical Experience -
1960:
published Philosophical Anthropology and Practical Politics -
1962:
published Man, Nature and God; A Quest for Life's Meaning -
1962:
Sterling Professor of Philosophy and Law emeritus -
1969:
death of Christine Johnston Northrop -
1969:
married Marjorie Carey
From Who's Who in America, 1978,1979, p. 2415 and Historical Register of Yale University 1937-1951, pp. 241-42.
From the guide to the Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop papers, 1914-1992, 1914-1985, (Manuscripts and Archives)
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| creatorOf | Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop papers, 1914-1992, 1914-1985 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Moore, Charles Alexander, 1901-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | Northrop, Christine Johnston, d. 1969 | person |
| associatedWith | Oliver, Horace G. | person |
| associatedWith | Silliman College (Yale University). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Yale University. Faculty. | corporateBody |
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