Irving Fisher

FISHER, IRVING (1867– ), American economist, was born at Saugerties (N.Y.), Feb. 27, 1867. He studied at Yale, Berlin and Paris. At first he taught mathematics at Yale, but in 1895 was made assistant professor of political economy and in 1898 professor. He was editor of the Yale Review, 1896-1q 1o. He served as chairman of many commissions dealing with public health, prohibition and labour. He was an advocate of dollar stabilization (q.v.).

His writings include

Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices (1892) ; A Brief Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus (1897) ; The Nature of Capital and Income (5906) ; The Purchasing Power of Money (191i) ; Stabilizing the Dollar in Purchas ing Power (1919) ; America's Interest in World Peace (1924) •