Edgar Stephenson Furniss Sr. (April 15, 1890 — July 17, 1972) was an American
economist and
educator
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. Furniss was the Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science at
Yale University, and from 1937 to 1958, served as Provost.
Career
Originally from
Hunter
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, Furniss graduated from
Coe College with a
Bachelor of Arts in 1913, and then continued on to
Yale University to receive a
Doctor of Philosophy in 1918. In that same year, his son,
Edgar S. Furniss Jr.
Edgar "Ed" Stephenson Furniss Jr. (August 14, 1918 — August 17, 1966) was an American political scientist and educator. Furniss was the Mershon Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University.
Career
Son of the noted economist Edgar ...
was born, who became a noted
political scientist.
Furniss began his teaching career at Yale in 1915. He later became the Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science there. In 1930, he was named Dean of the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Seven years later, Furniss was also appointed Provost. Furniss stepped down as Dean in 1950, but continued on as Provost until 1958.
On June 13, 1966, Furniss became the inaugural winner of the
Wilbur Cross Medal. Only months later, his son died after complications from
surgery
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. Furniss himself died in 1972 at
Yale New Haven Hospital.
See also
*
List of Yale University people
References
External links
Find a Grave profile
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1890 births
1972 deaths
People from Cass County, North Dakota
Coe College alumni
Yale University alumni
Yale University faculty
20th-century American economists