Miles Menander Dawson

Miles Menander Dawson (May 13, 1863 – 1942) was an American author of poetry and philosophy, and ethics. He wrote books about the teachings of Zoroaster, Socrates, and Confucius. He was a member of the Confucian Society of China.[1]

Biography

He was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin on May 13, 1863.[2] Dawson worked as an actuary in New York City. He wrote numerous books and articles on life insurance and actuarial science.[3] In 1905 and 1910 he acted as a lobbyist when bills were being prepared to regulate the insurance industry.[4] In 1914 he became one of the inaugural Fellows of the American Statistical Association.[5]

He died in 1942.

Publications

References

  1. ↑ The Ethics of Confucius. University Press of the Pacific. 2002. ISBN 1-4102-0356-5.
  2. ↑ "Miles Menander Dawson passport application from April 20, 1908". United States Department of State.
  3. 1 2 Miles Menander Dawson (1905). "The Business Of Life Insurance". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Insurance Bills Guided To Death". New York Times. May 25, 1910. Retrieved 2010-07-30. They were accompanied by the charge of Miles Menander Dawson, that in 1905, when Dawson was before the Legislature the passage of a bill affecting life ...
  5. ↑ List of ASA Fellows, retrieved 2016-07-16.
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