Harrington Emerson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harrington Emerson

American efficiency engineer and business theorist

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1853

Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1931

Profession: businessperson, engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Harrington Emerson

  • Harrington Emerson (August 2, 1853 – September 2, 1931) was an American efficiency engineer and business theorist, who founded the management consultancy firm Emerson Institute in New York City in 1900.
  • Known for his pioneering contributions to scientific management, Emerson may have done more than anyone else to popularize the topic: his public testimony in 1910 to the Interstate Commerce Commission that the railroads could save $1,000,000 a day started a nationwide interest in the subject of "efficiency".

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