Cattell's Catholics: Who Were These American Men (and Woman) of Science?
This article surveys the 1910 second edition of J. McKeen Cattell’s American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory with the aim of identifying individuals who, through their institutional affiliation, education, and other details, could be classified as likely being Catholic. From the 5,500 names...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Catholic Historical Society
2023
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American catholic studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 134, Issue: 4, Pages: 47-78 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | This article surveys the 1910 second edition of J. McKeen Cattell’s American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory with the aim of identifying individuals who, through their institutional affiliation, education, and other details, could be classified as likely being Catholic. From the 5,500 names listed in this volume, I found seventy who fit my search criteria. I call them Cattell’s Catholics. I next consider these sixty-nine men and one woman of American science through the historical lens of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American Catholic higher education. As products of or contributors to this well-established educational enterprise during this period, these individuals provide a critical gauge for judging its range and effectiveness. Additionally, they allow me to identify scientific fields of study, teaching, or research appropriate, if not auspicious, for Catholics. While these Cattell’s Catholics confirm turn-of-the-century American Catholic higher education as being attentive to the teaching of science, their scant numbers reinforce the view that Catholic higher education, although flourishing in the mainstream for much of the nineteenth century in giving definite attention to American educational needs, including the teaching of science, was failing to keep up with the science education demands emerging toward the end of the nineteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8534 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/acs.2023.a916587 |