Shirras, George Findlay, 1885-1955 (economist)
Dates
- Existence: 1885 - 1955
Biography
George Findlay Shirras (1885-1955), economist, was born in Aberdeen on 16 Jul 1885 and graduated from the University of Aberdeen, MA 1907. He entered the Indian Educational Service as Professor of Economics at Dacca College in 1909, and in 1914 was made first Director of Statistics in the Indian Government. In 1921 he was appointed Director of the Labour Office in the Government of Bombay, and from 1926 - 1940 was Principal and Professor of Economics at Gujarat College, Bombay. He returned to Britain in 1940, where he became Dean of the Faculty of Economics at University College, Exeter. This was followed by a short period as Professor of Political Economy at Dublin University, 1950 - 1951, and 2 years in the USA, as visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
102 David Kinley Hall, College of Commerce & Business Administration, Department of Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 6 May 1953
Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)
102 David Kinley Hall, College of Commerce & Business Administration, Department of Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 19 May 1953
Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)
Correspondence and papers, 1936-1968
Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)
George Findlay Shirras: Correspondence to B.F.C. Atkinson, 1950
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.