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| Born | July 28, 1830
Abington, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 29, 1900 (aged 69)
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Economist |
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Julia Ruggles Copeland
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m. 1853; died 1899) |
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Charles Franklin Dunbar (July 28, 1830– January 29, 1900) was an American economist. He held the first Chair of Political Economy at the Harvard University in 1871. [1] [2]
Biography
Charles Franklin Dunbar was born in Abington, Massachusetts on July 28, 1830. [3] [2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1851. [4] From 1885 to 1898 he served as a trustee and later as president of the Board of Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy.
He married Julia Ruggles Copeland on November 30, 1853. She died on November 29, 1899. [5]
Charles Franklin Dunbar died at his home in Cambridge on January 29, 1900. [5] [6]
Dunbar Hall, a dormitory on that school's campus, was named after him in 1901, as was its replacement after it was destroyed by fire in 1907. [7]
Works
- Economic Essays. New York: Macmillan. 1904.
- The Theory And History Of Banking (3 ed.). New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1917 [1891].
References
- ^ Lamont, Thomas S.; Mason, Edward S. (August 1982). "The Harvard Department of Economics from the Beginning to World War II". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 97 (3): 384. doi: 10.2307/1885870. JSTOR 1885870.
- ^ a b Laughlin, J. Laurence (1900). "Professor Dunbar". Journal of Political Economy. 8 (2): 234–238. doi: 10.1086/250658. ISSN 0022-3808.
- ^ Hall, Edward H. (June 1900). "Memoir of Charles Franklin Dunbar". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. XXXIV: 218. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Dunbar, Charles Franklin, 1830-1900, collector. Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection: Guide". Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Hall, Edward H. (June 1900). "Memoir of Charles Franklin Dunbar". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. XXXIV: 228. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Prof Charles F. Dunbar Dead". The Boston Globe. January 31, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Myron R. (1957). The Story of Phillips Exeter. Phillips Exeter Academy. p. 92. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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Charles Franklin Dunbar | |
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| Born | July 28, 1830
Abington, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 29, 1900 (aged 69)
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Spouse |
Julia Ruggles Copeland
(
m. 1853; died 1899) |
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Charles Franklin Dunbar (July 28, 1830– January 29, 1900) was an American economist. He held the first Chair of Political Economy at the Harvard University in 1871. [1] [2]
Biography
Charles Franklin Dunbar was born in Abington, Massachusetts on July 28, 1830. [3] [2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1851. [4] From 1885 to 1898 he served as a trustee and later as president of the Board of Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy.
He married Julia Ruggles Copeland on November 30, 1853. She died on November 29, 1899. [5]
Charles Franklin Dunbar died at his home in Cambridge on January 29, 1900. [5] [6]
Dunbar Hall, a dormitory on that school's campus, was named after him in 1901, as was its replacement after it was destroyed by fire in 1907. [7]
Works
- Economic Essays. New York: Macmillan. 1904.
- The Theory And History Of Banking (3 ed.). New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1917 [1891].
References
- ^ Lamont, Thomas S.; Mason, Edward S. (August 1982). "The Harvard Department of Economics from the Beginning to World War II". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 97 (3): 384. doi: 10.2307/1885870. JSTOR 1885870.
- ^ a b Laughlin, J. Laurence (1900). "Professor Dunbar". Journal of Political Economy. 8 (2): 234–238. doi: 10.1086/250658. ISSN 0022-3808.
- ^ Hall, Edward H. (June 1900). "Memoir of Charles Franklin Dunbar". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. XXXIV: 218. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Dunbar, Charles Franklin, 1830-1900, collector. Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection: Guide". Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Hall, Edward H. (June 1900). "Memoir of Charles Franklin Dunbar". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. XXXIV: 228. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Prof Charles F. Dunbar Dead". The Boston Globe. January 31, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Myron R. (1957). The Story of Phillips Exeter. Phillips Exeter Academy. p. 92. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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