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Henry Crosby Emery

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Henry Crosby Emery
Born(1872-12-21)December 21, 1872
DiedFebruary 6, 1924(1924-02-06) (aged 51)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
Fieldpolitical economy
InstitutionYale University
Alma materBowdoin College
Harvard University
Columbia University

Henry Crosby Emery (21 December 1872 in Ellsworth, Maine – 6 February 1924[1]) was an American economist.

Biography

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In 1892 he graduated from Bowdoin College and later studied at Harvard, Columbia and Berlin. From 1894 to 1900, he was instructor and professor of political economy at Bowdoin, and from 1901 to 1909 he was professor of political economy at Yale. In 1909 he was made chairman of the United States Tariff Board, but returned to his chair at Yale in 1913.

Family

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Emery was the son of Maine politician and judge Lucilius A. Emery.[2][3]

Works

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  • (1896). Speculation on the Stock and Produce Exchanges of the United States.
  • (1910). The Tariff Board and Its Work.
  • (1911). The Work of the Tariff Board in Connection with the Cotton Industry.
  • (1913). Politician, Party and People.
  • (1914). Some Economic Aspects of War.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Subjects of Biographies". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. Comprehensive Index. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1990.
  2. ^ Emery, Henry Crosby in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition), via archive.org
  3. ^ Emery, Henry Crosby in Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees, Joshua L. Chamberlain, ed. Vol. 5 (Boston: R. Herndon Company, 1900), pp. 47-48; archived at IrwinCollier.com

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