Background
Smith, Joseph Earl was born on September 23, 1888 in Howard, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry L. and Anna Dilla (Raper) Smith.
Smith, Joseph Earl was born on September 23, 1888 in Howard, Kansas, United States. Son of Henry L. and Anna Dilla (Raper) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Cotner College, Nebraska, 1908. Bachelor of Arts (Rhodes scholar from Nebraska), Oxford University, 1911. Master of Arts, University of Nebraska, 1914.
Doctor of Philosophy, Wallas College England, 1930.
Professor of economics, Hiram College, Ohio, 1920-1937. Professor economics, Youngstown (O.) College, 1937-1948, dean, 1949-1970.
Served at Lieutenant, infantry, United States Army, World War I. Member American Economics Association.
Married Mary E. Boyer, November 22, 1939.