Edwin E. Witte

Authors

Roger A. Lohmann, West Virginia UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-29-2010

College/Unit

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Department/Program/Center

Social Work

Abstract

Edwin E. Witte was a Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin and Chairman of the Committee on Economic Security, which oversaw the drafting of the original Social Security Act. Witte is generally acknowledged as the principal author of the Social Security legislation as it went to Congress. In later years, he consulted on the National Labor Relations Act and continued to teach and supervise Ph.D. students.

Digital Commons Citation

Lohmann, Roger A., "Edwin E. Witte" (2010). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 810.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/810

Source Citation

This article was originally published at http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Edwin_E._Witte/Citable_Version

Comments

This article was peer reviewed by three editors at Citizendium.org.