Edwin Cannan
Edwin Cannan | |
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Edwin Cannan, c. 1920 | |
| Born | 3 February 1861 |
| Died | 8 April 1935 (aged 74) Bournemouth, England |
| Resting place | Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Margaret Mary Cullen
(m. 1907) |
| Children | David Cannan |
| Parent(s) | David Alexander Cannan (father) Jane Dorothea Claude (mother) |
| Relatives | Charles Cannan (brother); May Wedderburn Cannan (niece) Joanna Cannan (niece) Gilbert Cannan |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics Political Economy History of Economic Thought |
| School or tradition | classical liberalism |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
| Notable students | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Arnold Plant Lionel Robbins Theodore Gregory William Harold Hutt Frederic Benham |
Edwin Cannan (3 February 1861 – 8 April 1935) was a British economist and historian of economic thought. He taught at the London School of Economics from 1895 to 1926.