Adna Ferrin Weber, AKA Adna F. Weber (July 14, 1870 – February 28, 1968) was an American statistician and economist.
Biography Adna Ferrin Weber was born on July 14, 1870, in Concord, New York. He earned a PhD from Columbia University.
Weber served as the Deputy Commissioner of Labor Statistics in New York. In 1906, he co-founded the American Association for Labor Legislation and served as its first secretary from 1906 to 1907.
Bibliography The Historical Development of the English Cabinet, Thesis (Ph. B.), Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1894 with John MacMackin, Henry C. Southwick: Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the State of New York, New York, etc., 1899 The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century: A Study in Statistics, Dissertation, Columbia University, New York, 1899 Growth of Cities in the United States, 1890-1900, 1901 Social value on trade-unionism, Published by the Church Association for the Advancement of the Interests of Labor, New York, 1901 Employers' Liability and Accident Insurance, in: Political Science Quarterly, volume 17, no. 2., Academy of Political Science, New York, etc., Jun. 1902, S. 256–283. Labor Legislation in New York, in: Monographs on social economics, 2, New York State Department of Labor, Albany, N.Y., 1904 The Growth of Industry in New York, in: Monographs on social economics, 4, New York State Department of Labor, Albany, N.Y., 1904 The Significance of Recent City Growth: The Era of Small Industrial Centres, in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, volume 23, no. 2., American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia, 1904 Present Status of Statistical Work and How it Needs to be Developed in the Service of the States, in: Publications of the American Statistical Association, volume 14, no. 106, The Association, Boston, Mass., Jun. 1914, S. 97–102.
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Excerpt from The Growth of Cities in Nineteenth Century America