Edwin E. Witte, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdwin E. Witte
American academic
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1887
Date of Death: 20-May-1960
Profession: economist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Edwin E. Witte
- Edwin Emil Witte (January 4, 1887 – May 20, 1960) was an economist who focused on social insurance issues for the state of Wisconsin and for the Committee on Economic Security.
- While the executive director of the President's Committee on Economic Security under U.S.
- President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt, he developed during 1934 the policies and the legislation that became the Social Security Act of 1935.
- Because of this he is sometimes called "the father of Social Security".
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