Edward E. Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward E. Williams
American economist
Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1945
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 03-Oct-2018
Profession: economist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Edward E. Williams
- Edward E.
- Williams (August 21, 1945 – October 3, 2018) was an American economist. Edward Williams was raised in Houston by his parents Edward Earl Williams and Doris Jones Williams.
- His father worked for Southern Pacific Railroad.
- As a child, Williams sold old magazines door-to-door, and small items to other children while on field trips.
- Summer jobs Williams took on included work at the Magnet Cove Barium Corporation and the University State Bank.
- While in high school, Williams met Robert L.
- Waltrip, who later founded Service Corporation International.
- Williams graduated from Waltrip High School and attended the Wharton School before completing a doctorate at the University of Texas.
- Williams began his teaching career at Rutgers University, and moved to McGill University two years later.
- Following three years in Canada, Williams joined Service Corporation International.
- He returned to academia in 1978, accepting a position at Rice University.
- Williams was later appointed the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management and retired in 2014.
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