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Herbert Stanley Jevons, aka HS Jevons (1875-1955), was the son of economist and mathematician William Stanley Jevons. [1] [2] He was professor of economics and political science at University of South Wales. [2] [3] He was also the first Head of Department of Economics at University of Allahabad. [4] Jevons was the first Secretary of the Abyssinian Association and the first treasurer of the Anglo-Ethiopian Society. [2] [5] He started the Indian Journal of Economics. [6] He was also the first president of Indian Economic Association. [4]
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