Background
Spengler, Edwin Harold was born on April 4, 1906 in Brooklyn. Son of John P. and Louise A. (Wurst) Spengler.
Spengler, Edwin Harold was born on April 4, 1906 in Brooklyn. Son of John P. and Louise A. (Wurst) Spengler.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1925. AM, Columbia University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1930.
Instructor City College of New York, 1925-1930, Brooklyn College, 1930-1935, assistant professor, 1936-1941, associate professor, 1941-1949, professor, 1949-1970, professor, dean emeritus, 1971-1981. Research staff New York State Commission Revision Tax Laws, 1931-1932, commission on State Aid, 1935. Lecturer Columbia University, 1941-1943.
Consultant National Resources Planning Board, 1942-1943. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Urban Redevelopment Station, 1942. History editor Air Technology Service Command American Advertising Federation, 1944-1946.
Consultant Municipal Finance Study, Mayor's Committee Management Survey, New York City, 1950-1951. Executive sec treasurer Association University Evening Colleges, 1954-1963. Fulbright lecturer, 1957-1958.
Board directors Citizens' Housing and Planning Council New York, 1943-1981. Consultant New York.State-City Fiscal Affairs Committee, 1955-1956. Trustee Silver Bay Association, 1964-1981.
Member Freedom House, American Economic Association, Adir Mountain Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Alpha.
Married Helen L. Herold, 1934.