Background
Bye, Raymond Taylor was born on January 30, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Moore and Alva May (Tayor) Bye.
Bye, Raymond Taylor was born on January 30, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Andrew Moore and Alva May (Tayor) Bye.
Student, George School, Pennsylvania, 1904-1910; AB, Swarthmore College, 1914; AM, Harvard University, 1915; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1918.
Instructor economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1916-1920; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1920-1926; professor economics, University of Pennsylvania, since 1926. Chairman graduate economics group, 1956-1959.
Secretary, director Lake Paupac Corporation, 1949-1957. Former member Philadelphia Interracial Commission. Member American Economic Association, American Civil Liberties Union, Esperanto Association of N. American (vice president 1926-1927), Society of Friends (chairman Young Friends Movement of Philadelphia 1919-1920, chairman committee on interests of the colored race of Philadelphia yearly meeting of Friends, 1921-1924, chairman Race Relations section, American Friends Service Committee 1925-1929), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Jane W. Twining, October 22, 1917 (deceased August 1918). Married second, Virginia Lippincott Higgins, September 7, 1922. Children: Doris (Mistress John C. Ferm), Elinor (Mistress David W. Harry), Florence (Mistress Ronald H. Brown).