Biography of harrington emerson

American efficiency engineer and business theorist

Not to be confused with Emerson Harrington.

Harrington Emerson (August 2, 1853 – September 2, 1931) was an American efficiency engineer and business theorist,^[1] who founded the management consultancy firm Emerson Institute in New York City in 1900.

Known for his pioneering contributions to scientific management,^[2][3] Emerson may have done more than anyone else to popularize the topic:^[4] 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".

Biography

Emerson was born in Trenton, New Jersey to Edwin Emerson, a Professor of Political science,^[5] and Mary Louisa (Ingham) Emerson, daughter of Samuel D. Ingham, a U.S. Congressman and U.S.

Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Emerson attended private schools in Europe