Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1850, Apr. 2 | Born, Deerfield, Ohio |
| 1873 | A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1873-1878 | Taught in Hopkinson's Classical School, Boston, Mass. |
| 1875, Sept. | Married Alice McGuffey |
| 1876 | A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1878-1883 | Instructor in political economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1883-1888 | Assistant professor of political economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1888-1890 | President, Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1890-1892 | Professor of political economy, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. |
| 1890-1916 | Professor and head of Department of Political Economy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1892 | Became editor of Journal of Political Economy |
| 1894-1895 | Prepared monetary reform for government of Santa Domingo that was later adopted |
| 1897 | Member, monetary commission created by Indianapolis Monetary Conference |
| 1906 | Lecturer, Berlin, Germany, on invitation of Prussian Cultus Ministerium; Doctor, honoris causa, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany |
| 1909 | Delegate, Pan-American Scientific Congress, Santiago, Chile |
| 1911 | Chairman, Executive Committee National Citizens' League for Promotion of Sound Banking System |
| 1919 | Member, European Commission of National Industrial Conference Board |
| 1933, Nov. 28 | Died, East Jaffery, N.H. |