Adam Shortt

Adam Shortt

Infobox Person
name= Adam Shortt
birth_date= 1859
birth_place=Kilworth, Ontario, Canada
dead=dead
death_date= 1931
death_place= Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
occupation= political economist

Adam Shortt (1859 – 1931) was an economic historian in Ontario. He was the first full-time employed academic in the field at a Canadian university — Queen's. He is known for his research into the history of Canadian banking and for his association with the National Archives of Canada.

References

Gordon, Stanley. "Shortt, Adam." Canadian Encyclopedia. 1999. McClelland & Stewart. 29 Nov. 2006 .

Mackintosh, W.A.. “Adam Shortt, 1859-1931.” Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. Vol. 4, No. 2 (May, 1938), pp. 164-176.

External links

* http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/encyclopedia/AdamShortt-CanadianHistory.htm


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