Arquivo UAA Fonds 0293 - Eric J. Hanson fonds

Economist, 1912-1985. Dr. E.J. Hanson graduated from Camrose Normal School in 1931 and taught from 1932-1946 in various Alberta school districts. In 1946 he joined the Department of Political Economy, becoming professor and head of the Department in 1957. In 1974 he was appointed Professor Emeritus of Economics. Dr. Hanson was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Royal Society of Health. As an economic consultant, he prepared statistical reports for royal commissions and public utility hearings throughout Canada, for the federal tax structure committee and the city governments of Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Grand Cache.