Albert Hamilton Gordon
Albert Hamilton Gordon (born July 21, 1901 in Scituate , Plymouth County , Massachusetts , † May 1, 2009 in New York City ) was an American entrepreneur and economist .
Short biography
Albert Gordon attended the Roxbury Latin School until 1919 , where he was appointed curator in 1940. In 1925 he graduated from Harvard Business School . He went to Wall Street and worked for Goldman Sachs . In 1930 he graduated from Harvard Business School. In 1931 he and two partners took over the finance company Kidder, Peabody & Co. and managed it until it was sold to General Electric in 1986.
The Gordon formula for calculating the present value of a share or company with rising dividends is named after him.
Web links
- Interview with Albert Hamilton Gordon on marketplace.publicradio.org ( Memento from March 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Albert Gordon, Who Rebuilt Kidder Peabody, Dies at 107 - New York Times Obituary , May 1, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gordon, Albert Hamilton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scituate , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2009 |
| Place of death | New York City |