Franklin Daniel Scott

Background

Scott, Franklin Daniel was born on July 4, 1901 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Harvey and Mary Maud (Cole) Scott.

Education

Student, Doane College, 1919. Student, Illinois College, 1921. Student, University Stockholm, Sweden, 1931.

Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1923. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1924. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1929.

Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1932. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Illinois College, 1958. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Doane College, 1964.

Fil. Doctor, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Simpson College, 1975.

Career

Teacher history, Piper City (Illinois) High School, 1921-1922; Teacher history, Jacksonville (Illinois) High School, 1923-1925; assistant professor, Simpson College, Iowa., 1925-1928; traveling fellow, American Scandinavian Foundation, 1930-1932; professor, State Teachers College, Superior, Wisconsin, 1932-1935; assistant professor of history, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1935-1938; associate professor, Northwestern University, 1938-1943; professor, Northwestern University, 1943-1969; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1969. Research specialist Office of Strategic Services, 1942. Map editor Modern School Supply Company, Goshen, Indiana, 1951-1978.

Study project director Social Science Research Council, Sweden, 1952-1953. Conductor research survey in Africa Ford Foundation-Northwestern University, 1966. Curator Nordic collections Honnold Library, Claremont, California, since 1970.

Visiting professor University of Southern California, Los Angeles, summers, 1947, 51, Stanford (California) U., 1962-1963, Pomona College, Claremont, 1969-1970, University of California, Riverside, 1975.

Achievements

• Franklin Daniel Scott has been listed as a noteworthy Historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • World Migration in Modern Times
  • The United States And Scandinavia.
  • Bernadotte and the Fall of Napoleon
  • THE PEOPLING OF AMERICA: Perspectives on Immigration
  • The American Experience of Swedish Students : Retrospect and Aftermath
  • Trans-Atlantica: Essays on Scandinavian Migration and Culture (Scandinavians in America)

Membership

Member American History Association, Karl Johans Förbund, Swedish-American History Society (president 1965-1967), Danish-American Heritage Society, Norwegian-American History Association, Society for Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, Immigration History Society, Svenska Historiska Föreningen. Clubs: University (Claremont) (president 1980-1981).

Connections

Son of George Harvey and Mary Maud (Cole) S. M. Helen Giddings, May 30, 1925. 1 daughter, Mary Karin Scott Gunn.

Father:

George Harvey Scott

Mother:

Mary Maud (Cole) Scott

Spouse:

Helen Giddings