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Edward Sherwood Mead (1874‐1956): a pioneer in finance education

Paula A. McLean (School of Business, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA)
D.G. Brian Jones (School of Business, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA)

European Business Review

ISSN: 0955-534X

Article publication date: 13 March 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

Mead was one of the first university professors of Finance in North America. The purpose of this article ia to document his career at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 1944.

Design/methodology/approach

This research used traditional historical interpretation of rare archival documents, drew from the autobiography of Mead's more famous daughter, Margaret Mead, and includes an analysis of Mead's published work in Finance.

Findings

The findings are reported as an intellectual biography. The paper reports on Mead's life and career as a pioneer Finance scholar.

Originality/value

There has been almost nothing published about the history of the Finance discipline and nothing published about the contributions of Edward Sherwood Mead.

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Citation

McLean, P.A. and Brian Jones, D.G. (2007), "Edward Sherwood Mead (1874‐1956): a pioneer in finance education", European Business Review, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340710730083

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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