Edward Sagendorph Mason | |
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| Born | (1899-02-22)February 22, 1899 Clinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | February 29, 1992(1992-02-29) (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas Harvard University |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Spouse | Marguerite Sisson La Monte |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Edward Sagendorph Mason (February 22, 1899 – February 29, 1992) was an Americaneconomist and professor atHarvard University. He was the Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, now known as theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, from 1947 to 1958. He was the president of theAmerican Economic Association in 1962.
Edward Sagendorph Mason was born on February 22, 1899, inClinton, Iowa.[1][2] His younger brother wasWarren P. Mason, who became an electrical engineer and physicist.[3] He graduated from theUniversity of Kansas in 1919.[1][2] He entered Harvard University, where he was aRhodes scholar at theUniversity of Oxford during his master's degree.[1] He earned a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1925.[1] His thesis supervisor wasFrank William Taussig.[1]
Mason taught a course on the history of socialism in the Department of Economics at his alma mater, Harvard University, in the 1920s and 1930s.[1] He was elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1933.[4] He became a tenured professor in 1936.[2] In 1954, he was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society.[5] He was the dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, now known as theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, from 1947 to 1958.[2] He was the founder of the Development Advisory Service, now known as theHarvard Institute for International Development, in 1963.[2]
Mason worked for theOffice of Strategic Services duringWorld War II.[2] He was an early economist at theUnited Nations and theMarshall Plan.[2] He was also a consultant to theWorld Bank.[2]
Mason was the president of the American Economic Association in 1962. He became known for his work inindustrial organization, an area in which provided direct inspiration toJoe Bain for hisSCP model, and in development economics.[6]
Mason married Marguerite Sisson La Monte on April 4, 1930.[1] They had two sons and a daughter.[1]
Mason died on February 29, 1992, in Santa Barbara, California.[1]
