Richmond Mayo-Smith

Richmond Mayo-Smith (9 February 1854 – 11 November 1901) was an American economist noted for his work in statistics.

He was born in Troy, Ohio, educated at Amherst College, then at Berlin and Heidelberg University. He became assistant professor of economics at Columbia University in 1877. He was an adjunct professor from 1878 to 1883, when he was appointed professor of political economy and social science, a post which he held until his death 1901.

He devoted himself especially to the study of statistics, and was recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the subject. His works include Emigration and Immigration (1890); Sociology and Statistics (1895), and Statistics and Economics (1899).

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.