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.

Sidney Sherwood
Born(1860-05-28)May 28, 1860
DiedAugust 5, 1901(1901-08-05) (aged 41)
Ballston, New York, US
Academic career
InstitutionJohns Hopkins University
School or
tradition
Marginalism
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Princeton University
Doctoral
advisor
Richard T. Ely
Doctoral
students
George E. Barnett

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • 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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