Lawrence Ritter
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Lawrence Stanley Ritter (May 23, 1922 – February 15, 2004) was an American writer who wrote on economics and baseball.
Career
Ritter was a professor of economics and finance at New York University, and was chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration. He also edited The Journal of Finance from 1964 to 1966.[1] In 1970, Ritter served as president of the American Finance Association.[2]
He co-authored Principles of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets with William L. Silber and Gregory F. Udell. The book has undergone twelve editions. It has been a college textbook on Finance since it was first published in 1974.
Ritter wrote the sports book The Glory of Their Times (1966, updated 1984). He collaborated with another baseball historian, Donald Honig, on The Image of Their Greatness (1979) and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time (1981). The latter featured several players subsequently dropped in favor of new players on later all-time greats lists.
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Personal life
Ritter died at age of 81 in New York City.[3]
Books
Baseball
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Economics
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References
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External links
- The Glory of Their Times photographs
- Boston Globe obituary
- Marty Appel writeup
- List of Ritter Audio Tapes
- Lou Parrotta critique on Glory of Their Times
- New York Times obituary
- New York Times George Vecsey column on Lawrence Ritter's passing
- Interview with baseball historian Larry Ritter (1975) conducted by Eugene C. Murdock at the Digital Gallery of Cleveland Public Library. According to the site: "Comments by Dr. and Mrs. Murdock on interview with Lawrence S. Ritter on April 18, 1975, about how he accomplished his oral history interviews for his book The Glory of Their Times (31 min., 1 sec.)."
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