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Adna Ferrin Weber

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Adna Ferrin Weber, AKA Adna F. Weber (July 14, 1870 – February 28, 1968) was an American statistician and economist.[1]

Biography

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Adna Ferrian Weber Weber was born on July 14, 1870, in Concord, New York on July 14, 1870.[1] He held a PhD from Columbia University.[2][3]

Weber served the Deputy Commissioner of Labor Statistics in New York.[2] In 1906, he co-founded the American Association for Labor Legislation and served as its first secretary (1906-1907).[4]

Bibliography

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  • The Historical Development of the English Cabinet, Thesis (Ph. B.), Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1894
  • with John MacMackin, Henry C. Southwick: Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the State of New York, New York, etc., 1899
  • The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century: A Study in Statistics, Dissertation, Columbia University, New York, 1899
  • Growth of Cities in the United States, 1890-1900, 1901
  • Social value on trade-unionism, Published by the Church Association for the Advancement of the Interests of Labor, New York, 1901
  • Employers' Liability and Accident Insurance, in: Political Science Quarterly, volume 17, no. 2., Academy of Political Science, New York, etc., Jun. 1902, S. 256–283.
  • Labor Legislation in New York, in: Monographs on social economics, 2, New York State Department of Labor, Albany, N.Y., 1904
  • The Growth of Industry in New York, in: Monographs on social economics, 4, New York State Department of Labor, Albany, N.Y., 1904
  • The Significance of Recent City Growth: The Era of Small Industrial Centres, in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, volume 23, no. 2., American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia, 1904
  • Present Status of Statistical Work and How it Needs to be Developed in the Service of the States, in: Publications of the American Statistical Association, volume 14, no. 106, The Association, Boston, Mass., Jun. 1914, S. 97–102.

References

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  1. ^ Albany Authors. The Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society. 1902. p. 58. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Willoughby, W. F. (1899). "Review of The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century". Science. 10 (261): 968. doi:10.1126/science.10.261.968. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1626537.
  3. ^ "Weber, Adna Ferrin, 1870-1968 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. ^ Pierce, Lloyd F. (25 May 1952). The Activities of the American Association for Labor Legislation in Behalf of Social Security and Protective Labor Legislation (doctoral thesis). University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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