Isaiah Leo Sharfman
Isaiah Leo Sharfman | |
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Born | |
Died | September 9, 1969 | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Education | B. A., LL. B. |
Alma mater | Boston Latin School, Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Economist, Professor |
Spouse |
Minnie Shikes (m. 1910) |
Children | Nelson Ames Sharfman Warren Leonard Sharfman Marcia Sharfman Gilmartin |
Isaiah Leo Sharfman (February 19, 1886, Polonne, Russian Empire[a] – September 9, 1969, Washington, D.C.) was an American economist. He was a professor at the University of Michigan from 1914 to 1955 and served as the president of the American Economic Association in 1945.
Early life and education
Sharfman was born into a Jewish family in the Russian Empire and came to the United States in 1894. He attended Boston Latin School and Harvard University, graduating with a B. A. in 1907 and LL.B. in 1910. He was an assistant in economics at Harvard College while studying for his degree in law.[2]
Career
After graduating from
Sharfman was president of the American Economic Association for 1945.[5]
Research
Sharfman wrote extensively about regulation. He was awarded The James Barr Ames Prize for his multi-volume work The Interstate Commerce Commission.[2]
Other activities
Sharfman was a member of the Advisory Committee on Railroad Employment to the Federal Coordinator of Transportation from 1933 to 1936 and an associate member of the National War Labor Board from 1942 to 1944.[6]
He became a trustee of Brandeis University in 1955, which awarded him an honorary LL.D. in 1964 and held a memorial service in his honor after his death.[2][7]
Personal life
In 1910 Sharfman married Minnie Shikes. He had three children, Nelson Ames Sharfman (born July 7, 1911), Warren Leonard Sharfman (born November 10, 1912) and Marcia Sharfman Gilmartin,[1][6] all of who were alumni of the University of Michigan.[8] Marcia later studied for a graduate degree in education at the same university.[9] Sharfman died in Washington, D.C.[4] His nephew is the American journalist Mike Wallace.[10]
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c The Michigan Alumnus. Vol. XX. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. 1914. pp. 78–79.
- ^ The American Economic Review. 59 (5) – via JSTOR.
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- ^ "American Economic Association". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Classroom Profile | Faculty History Project". faculty-history.dc.umich.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Classroom Profile". The Michigan Alumnus. LIV (1): 326. 1947.
- ^ University of Michigan Official Publication. University of Michigan. 1947.
- ^ "Remembering Mike Wallace". Michigan Today. April 19, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2021.