George Findlay Shirras
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| George Findlay Shirras | |
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| Born | 16 July 1885 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19551955 | |
| 🏫 Education | University of Aberdeen |
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George Findlay Shirras (born 16 July 1885 in Aberdeen, Scotland - died 1955[1]) was a British economist who worked in India during the British colonial rule.
Education[edit]
He completed his Master's degree from the University of Aberdeen in 1907.[1]
Career[edit]
He entered the Indian Educational Service as Professor of Economics at Dacca College in 1909, and in 1914 was made first Director of Statistics in the Indian Government.[1]
In 1921, he was appointed as the Director of the Labour Office in the Government of Bombay. In 1926 he was made the Principal and Professor of Economics at Gujarat College, Bombay. [1]
Bibliography[edit]
His notable books include: [2]
- The science of public finance
- The burden of British taxation
- Federal finance in peace and war, with special reference to the United States of America and the British commonwealth
- Indian finance and banking
- Report on an enquiry into working class budgets in Bombay
- Poverty and kindred economic problems in India
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Papers of George Findlay Shirras - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Shirras, G. Findlay 1885-1955 (George Findlay) [WorldCat Identities]".
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