Ann Fetter Friedlaender

Ann Fetter Friedlaender
BornSeptember 24, 1938
Philadelphia
DiedOctober 19, 1992
Boston
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. in Economics at Radcliffe College. PhD at MIT
Occupation(s)MIT Professor of Economics and Civil Engineering, MIT Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Board member ofRand Corporation and Conrail
SpouseStephan Friedlaender
ChildrenLucas Ferdinand and Nathaniel Mark

Ann Fetter Friedlaender (1938–1992) was a noted American economist. Friedlaender held appointments in two MIT departments as Professor of Civil Engineering and Economics for the class of 1941. Dr Friedlaender was seen as an authority in the field of public finance, with a speciality in transportation studies. The first woman to head one of MIT's five schools, she served as Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science from 1984 to 1990.