Alvin Johnson
Alvin Saunders Johnson (born December 18, 1874 in Dakota County , Nebraska , USA ; † June 7, 1971 in Upper Nyack , Rockland County , New York , USA) was an American economist and initiator and founding president of the University of Exile at the New School in New York .
Life
Johnson studied at the University of Nebraska and Columbia University , where he received his Ph.D. received his doctorate . He has taught at Columbia University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Texas at Austin , the University of Chicago , Stanford University, and Cornell University . In 1936 he was elected president of the American Economic Association . In 1942 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Fonts (selection)
- Rent in Modern Economic Theory (1903)
- Introduction to Economics (1909)
- The Professor and the Petticoat (1914 - novella)
- The Public Library - a people's university (1938)
- The Clock of History (1946)
- Socialism in Western Europe (1948).
Web links
- Biographical information / The New School ( Memento from January 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Alvin Johnson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Past and Present Officers. aeaweb.org ( American Economic Association ), accessed 2015 .
- ^ Member History: Alvin S. Johnson. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 14, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Alvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Alvin Saunders |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dakota County , Nebraska , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7th 1971 |
| Place of death | Upper Nyack , Rockland County , New York , USA |