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Simon Nelson Patten  

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  • Simon Nelson Patten was an American economist, social scientist, and educator. Born in Illinois and educated at Northwestern University and Halle University, Germany, he was a founding member of the American Economics Association (AEA) and a member of faculty (later chair) of Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania (1888–1917). [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Patten, Simon Nelson (1852–1922)]

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