Adam Shortt

Adam Shortt
Shortt by Bain News Service, c. 1920
Born24 November 1859
Kilworth, Ontario, Canada
Died14 January 1931(1931-01-14) (aged 71)
Spouse
(m. 1886)
Academic background
Alma materQueen's University
InfluencesJohn Watson
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsQueen's University
Notable studentsSir Edward Robert Peacock
Influenced

Adam Shortt CMG FRSC (1859–1931) was an economic historian in Ontario. He was the first full-time employed academic in the field at a Canadian university (Queen's University).