Williams, John Burr

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Name (Latin)
Williams, John Burr
Date of birth
1900-11-27
Date of death
1989-09-15
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 90510745
Wikidata: Q4470081
Library of congress: n 81068687
Sources of Information
  • His The theory of investment value ... 1938.

Wikipedia description:

John Burr Williams (November 27, 1900 – September 15, 1989) was an American economist, recognized as an important figure in the field of fundamental analysis, and for his analysis of stock prices as reflecting their "intrinsic value". He is best known for his 1938 text The Theory of Investment Value, based on his PhD thesis, in which he articulated the theory of discounted cash flow (DCF) based valuation, and in particular, dividend based valuation.

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