Agger, Eugene Ewald, 1879-1966
Variant namesEugene Agger was born on December 4, 1879 in Cincinatti Ohio. He married May C. Hessler on June 4, 1908. They had two children, Donald (1912-1963) and Carolyn Eugenia (1913- ). Agger received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Cincinnati in 1901 and 1902 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in 1907. He served successively as a lecturer in economics, assistant professor and associate professor at Columbia University from 1907-1926. He moved on to become a full professor of economics and head of the Economics department at Rutgers University from 1926-1950. While at Rutgers he also served as director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. He died in 1966.
From the description of Eugene E. Agger Papers, 1935-1956. (Rutgers University). WorldCat record id: 173817458
Eugene Agger was born on December 4, 1879 in Cincinatti Ohio. He married May C. Hessler on June 4, 1908. They had two children, Donald (1912-1963) and Carolyn Eugenia (1913- ). Agger received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Cincinnati in 1901 and 1902 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in 1907. He served successively as a lecturer in economics, assistant professor and associate professor at Columbia University from 1907-1926. He moved on to become a full professor of economics and head of the Economics department at Rutgers University from 1926-1950. While at Rutgers he also served as director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. He died in 1966.
- Lecturer for the American Institute of Banking from 1917-1942.
- Assistant director of the division of analysis and research on the Federal Reserve Board from 1917-1918.
- Assistant to the president of National City Bank, New York from 1918-1920.
- Associate Director of the Graduate School of Banking and the American Bankers Association from 1935-1950.
- Director of the management division, assistant administrator, and consultant of the Resettlement Administration in Washington, DC from 1935-1937.
- Commissioner of New Jersey State Housing Authority 1936-1945.
- President of the New Jersey Welfare Council 1939-1940.
- Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, New Jersey 1942-1945.
- Member of Board of Education, Tenafly New Jersey 1920-1929.
- Member of American Economic Association and Century Association.
Dr. Agger served as the editor of the American edition of Henry Clay's Economics for the General Reader in 1918. He also authored several books including The Budget in the American Commonwealth (1907), Organized Banking (1918), Banking in New Jersey (1930), Banking and the New Deal (1934), and Money and Banking Today (1941).
Dr. Agger was a Professor Emeritus of economics from Rutgers University when he died in 1966. His community and intellectual contributions are well documented in this collection and are discussed in more detail in the Scope and Content section. (Biography selected from Who's Who in America.)
From the guide to the Guide to the Eugene E. Agger Papers, 1935-1956, (Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives)
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