Sidney Sherwood (May 28, 1860 – August 5, 1901) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University from 1892 to 1901, where he succeeded his teacher Richard T. Ely who had left for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as head of the political economy program.[1] Although a student of Ely's, Sherwood was one of the early American Marginalists.
Sidney Sherwood | |
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| Born | May 28, 1860 |
| Died | August 5, 1901 (aged 41) Ballston, New York, US |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| School or tradition | Marginalism |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard T. Ely |
| Doctoral students | George E. Barnett |
Sherwood died at age 41 in his hometown, Ballston, New York.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Sidney Sherwood (1892). Syllabus of a Course of Twelve Lectures on the History and Theory of Money. Bankers of Philadelphia & Wharton School.
- Sidney Sherwood (1893). The History and Theory of Money. J.B. Lippincott.
- Sidney Sherwood (1897). Tendencies in American Economic Thought. Johns Hopkins Press.
- Sidney Sherwood (1900). The University of the State of New York: History of Higher Education in the State of New York. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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