Edwin Francis Gay was the first economic historian to win international recognition. He attended the University of Michigan, from which he took his A.B. degree in 1890. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1902. Beginning with the rank of instructor in 1902, Gay succeeded Ashley in the chair of economic history at Harvard, the first ever established in this country. In 1908, President Eliot chose Gay as the first dean of the Harvard Business School. He resigned his deanship in 1919 to become president of the New York Evening Post. He became editor, as well, and held both positions until January of 1924. In the meantime, during the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson had called Edwin F. Gay to Washington to work upon problems of civilian consumption and to devise means for increasing the supply of ships available for military use. Gay was the leading founder of the Journal of Economic and Business History in 1928. While managing the New York Evening Post, Gay was elected to the Board of Overseers of Harvard and took an active interest in the administration of the University. He was married Aug. 24, 1892 to Louise Fitz Randolph.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's "300 Years of Louds in America" page 696.
Edited March 12, 2019
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's "300 Years of Louds in America" page 696.
Edited March 12, 2019
Edwin Francis Gay was the first economic historian to win international recognition. He attended the University of Michigan, from which he took his A.B. degree in 1890. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1902. Beginning with the rank of instructor in 1902, Gay succeeded Ashley in the chair of economic history at Harvard, the first ever established in this country. In 1908, President Eliot chose Gay as the first dean of the Harvard Business School. He resigned his deanship in 1919 to become president of the New York Evening Post. He became editor, as well, and held both positions until January of 1924. In the meantime, during the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson had called Edwin F. Gay to Washington to work upon problems of civilian consumption and to devise means for increasing the supply of ships available for military use. Gay was the leading founder of the Journal of Economic and Business History in 1928. While managing the New York Evening Post, Gay was elected to the Board of Overseers of Harvard and took an active interest in the administration of the University. He was married Aug. 24, 1892 to Louise Fitz Randolph.
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's "300 Years of Louds in America" page 696.
Edited March 12, 2019
Bio credit to C. Everett Loud's "300 Years of Louds in America" page 696.
Edited March 12, 2019
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