OBITUARY.
SIR WILLIAM ASHLEY.
(British Official "Wireless.) (Received July 26, 5.5 p.m.) A. arid N.Z. RUGBY, July 25. The death has occurred of Sir William James Ashley, the eminent economist, who was Vice-Principal of 'Birmingham University until his retirement two years ago. ... Sir William Ashley was born in 1860, and educated at St. Olave's School and at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1888 he was appointed Professor of Economics at Toronto, and in 1892 went to Harvard University, Boston, as Professor of Economic History.. In 1901 he returned to England as Professor of Commerco at Birmingham University, a position he occupied until' he retired in 1925. .He was a member of many learned societies and various Royal Commissions and committees, before and during the war, and since then has been on many Government and other inquiries into industrial matters. He wrote many text-books and treatises on economic and historical subjects.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270727.2.54
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19699, 27 July 1927, Page 11
Word Count
149OBITUARY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19699, 27 July 1927, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.