Herbert Charles Sanborn

Herbert Charles Sanborn
Born(1873-02-18)February 18, 1873
DiedJuly 6, 1967(1967-07-06) (aged 94)
Alma materBoston University
Tufts College
University of Munich
Occupation(s)Philosopher, psychologist, academic, German teacher and translator

Herbert Charles Sanborn (February 18, 1873 – July 6, 1967) was an American philosopher, academic and one-time political candidate. He was the chair of the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1921 to 1942, and he served as the president of the Nashville German-American Society. He founded and coached the Vanderbilt fencing team. He ran for the Tennessee State Senate unsuccessfully in 1955. He was opposed to the Civil Rights Movement, and he published antisemitic pamphlets.[1]

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