Sidney Sherwood

Sidney Sherwood
Born(1860-05-28)May 28, 1860
DiedAugust 5, 1901(1901-08-05) (aged 41)
Ballston, New York, US
Academic background
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorRichard T. Ely
Academic work
School or traditionMarginalism
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Doctoral studentsGeorge E. Barnett

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.

Sherwood died at age 41 in his hometown, Ballston, New York.[2]

Bibliography

  • 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. ISBN 978-1-02-237255-9. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • 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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