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Herbert Spencer
BY:
CONNOR DOOM
VALERIA YACAMAN
CECILIA PEREZ
ALEJANDRA VAZQUEZ
BRYCESON JONES
Biography
 Herbert Spencer was born on April 27, 1820 in Derby, England
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and died December 8, 1903
Out of nine siblings he was the only one to survive to adulthood
He trained in civil engineering for railways but turned to
journalism political writing in his early 20s
His first book was titled Social Statics: The Conditions Essential
to Human Happiness in which he predicted that humanity would
eventually adapt to the requirements of living in society.
He began experiencing mental problems later in life and
solemnly went out in public
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902
Education
 Spencer had a informal, undisciplined education, but he
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was influenced by individualism
His father was a school teacher
From 1848-1853, he worked for “The Economist”
He used something called “Social Hygiene”
Herbert wrote many thought provoking books.
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Social Statistics
The Principles of Psychology
9 volumes of A System of Synthetic Philosophy
 Influenced many other people in the United States to
practice sociology.
Research History
 Most of his knowledge was gained from reading and
word of mouth
 When working for the local paper he would try to
gain knowledge from the articles that were being
printed
 Herbert conducted research on the topic of sociology
which led to the publishing of the following books
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Essential to Human Happiness
Education
The Data of Ethics
The Man Versus the State
Contributions to Sociology
 Spencer made valuable contributions to early
sociology
 He attempted to introduce some of Darwin’s ideas
into sociology
 Developed the idea of two types of societies Militant
and Industrial
 He faced contradiction from many other sociologists.
Why Is He In The Hall of Fame
 Herbert wrote many books that contributed to the
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field of sociology
First philosopher to sell over a million copies of his
books in his lifetime
Inspired many individuals mainly in China and
Japan
Developed and applied evolutionary theory to
philosophy, psychology, and the study of society
Was nominated for a Nobel peace prize in 1902
Something Interesting
 Herbert developed mental problems and suffered for
a large part of his late adult life
 Came up with the term “survival of the fittest “ to
help describe natural selection
 He lived to be 83 years old