Albert Galloway Keller (April 10, 1874 – October 31, 1956) was an American sociologist, author, and student and colleague of William Graham Sumner. He is best known as the editor of Sumner's papers, in numerous volumes, published in the early 20th century by the Yale University Press. He was a scholar in his own right and wrote on German colonial policy, economic geography, and sociology.

Biography

Keller came from Springfield, Ohio. He graduated from Yale College in 1896 and received his PhD from Yale University in 1899. He immediately joined the social science faculty there and was appointed professor in 1907, succeeding Sumner, his mentor, and taught there until 1942. He was the first holder of the "William Graham Sumner Chair of Political Science" at Yale. Yale's eclectic approach to social science during his time there is illustrated by the Festschrift for Keller which was edited by George Peter Murdock. The volume of essays was created to honor Keller in celebration of his completion of 30 years as a professor. Twenty-six scholars who had studied with him made contributions to that volume. Professor Keller and his wife, née Caroline Louise Gussman, were the parents of Deane Keller and the grandparents of Deane G. Keller, both artists.

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