Alfred Winslow Jones

Alfred Winslow Jones (9 September 1900 – 2 June 1989), a sociologist, author, and financial journalist, is credited with forming the first modern hedge fund and is widely regarded as the father of the hedge fund industry.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 09, 1900
Birth place
Australia , Melbourne
Date of deathJune 02, 1989
Place of death
Redding Connecticut , United States
Residence
New York City , Redding Connecticut
Education
Columbia University
Harvard University
Known for
Hedge fund

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External resources

  1. http://nymag.com/news/features/2007/hedgefunds/30345
  2. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703302604575294983666012928.html
  3. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEEDC173BF930A35755C0A96F948260
  4. http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.24369/pub_detail.asp
  5. http://www.awjones.com/historyofthefirm.html
  6. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8914091/c_8913455
  7. http://www.iht.com/articles/2000/12/02/mhist.t.php
  8. http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/November-December-2005/feature_skeel_novdec05.msp
  9. http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/hedgefunds/hedge-vaughn.htm
  10. http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/jones.html