亚尔伯特·凱勒(Albert G.Keller)于1956年10月31日逝世,享年83岁,美国社会学的一个先驅者从此和学术界永别了。他是美国社会学会的創办人之一,他的主要的創造性工作是在本世紀最初25年中进行的。作为一个老派学者,他在古典文学方面有很好的根底,終生以反复阅讀古典作品为乐事。他的語言能力应使近代社会科学家慚愧。他不仅精通希腊文、拉丁文,而且也精通德文、法文及荷兰文,同时也能閱覽西班牙、葡萄 Albert G. Keller died on October 31, 1956, at the age of 83, and a pioneer in American sociology has since left the academic circle. He is one of the founders of the American Society of Societies and his main creative work was carried out during the first 25 years of this century. As an old school scholar, he has a very good foundation in classical literature, and his entire life is a pleasure to read classical works repeatedly. His language skills should make modern social scientists ashamed. He is not only proficient in Greek, Latin, but also proficient in German, French and Dutch, as well as Spanish, grape