John R. Commons
John R. Commons | |
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From The Independent, Volume 63 (1907) | |
| Born | October 13, 1862 |
| Died | May 11, 1945 (aged 82) |
| Academic background | |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard T. Ely |
| Influences | Henry Dunning Macleod |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Institutional economics, labor history |
| School or tradition | Institutional economics |
| Doctoral students | Alvin Hansen, Edwin E. Witte |
John Rogers Commons (October 13, 1862 – May 11, 1945) was an American institutional economist, Georgist, progressive and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.