Edmund J. James

American economist, professor, and university administrator (1855-1925)
Person human Q5339580
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Summary

Edmund J. James was born on May 21, 1855[1], in Jacksonville[2]. He died on June 17, 1925[3], in Covina[4]. He worked as an economist[5] and jurist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1855[8]
  • Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: economics[11]
  • Position held: president[12]
  • Employer: University of Chicago[13], University of Pennsylvania[14]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[15], Northwestern University[16], Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Johannes Conrad[18]
  • Member of: American Philosophical Society[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Edmund J. James[21]
  • Archives at: Northwestern University Archives[22]
  • Family name: James[23]
  • Given name: Edmund[24]
  • Described at URL: https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/people/1651[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Name in native language: Edmund Janes James[28]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[30]

Why It Matters

Edmund J. James is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Edmund J. James born?

Edmund J. James was born in Jacksonville[2].

Where did Edmund J. James die?

Edmund J. James died in Covina[4].

What did Edmund J. James do for work?

Edmund J. James worked as an economist[5] and jurist[6].

Where did Edmund J. James go to school?

Edmund J. James was educated at Harvard University[15], Northwestern University[16], and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Retrieved . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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