Clément Colson (13 November 1853 – 24 March 1939) was a French economist. He was born in

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and died in

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. Clément Colson was honorary president of the

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from 1929 to 1933.''Le Temps'', 26 mars 1939
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French civil engineers École Polytechnique alumni École des Ponts ParisTech alumni Corps des ponts Conseil d'État (France) 1853 births 1939 deaths French economists People from Versailles Fellows of the Econometric Society {{France-academic-bio-stub