Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus

Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus
N. W. Posthumus
Born(1880-02-26)26 February 1880
Died18 April 1960(1960-04-18) (aged 80)
NationalityDutch
Academic work
DisciplineEconomic History

Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus or N.W. Posthumus (26 February 1880 in Amsterdam – 18 April 1960 in Bussum) was a Dutch economic historian, political scientist, and professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Posthumus was one of the founders of both the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam and the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.