Patten, Simon Nelson (1852-1922)

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Birth Date

1872-05-01

Death Date

1922-07-22

Birthplace

Sandwich, IL

Biographical Text

Simon Nelson Patten was an economist and educator. He was initially supposed to be educated as a lawyer but found himself unsuited to the profession. Patten eventually visited Germany, where he encountered and developed a love for philosophy, which he got a Ph.D. in. He became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1888, where he remained until 1918. Patten was also a prolific writer who impacts on social thought and economics still used today. He was fired from the University of Pennsylvania in 1918 for his opposition to World War I.

Simon and Maggie Patten were married in 1895. They had two children together. Patten died in 1922.

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Economist

Educator

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Picture: Unknown, Simon Nelson Patten, n.d., University of Pennsylvania Photograph Collection, (accessed February 1, 2017).

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

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Public domain

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Male

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1910

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1910 United States Federal Census

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Nearing, Scott. The Making of a Radical: A Political Autobiography. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2000.

The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists, s.v. "Patten, Simon Nelson."

The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, s.v. "Patten, Simon Nelson,"

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“Patten, Simon Nelson (1852-1922),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/6100.

Patten, Simon Nelson (1852-1922)

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Mary Ellen Richmond to Jane Addams, 1902

Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910

Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910

Charity and Social Justice, June 11, 1910

Jacob H. Schiff to Lillian D. Wald, February 24, 1911

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, October 03, 1911

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Robert Weeks DeForest, July 3, 1912

Jane Addams to Paul Underwood Kellogg, March 6, 1915

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, September 21, 1915

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, October 2, 1916

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