Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman
1861–1939 (age 78)
American economist
Biography
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman (1861–1939) spent his academic life at Columbia University, teaching generations of students and producing influential works on public finance. His writings, including treatises on progressive taxation and the role of government revenues, shaped debates in Washington and informed the formation of modern fiscal policy.
Beyond scholarship he advised commissions, encouraged young economists, and supported civic institutions, leaving behind both a vibrant intellectual legacy and a warm personal presence; he rests at Salem Fields Cemetery.