Matthew Josephson

Matthew Josephson
Born(1899-02-15)February 15, 1899
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMarch 13, 1978(1978-03-13) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)Historian, journalist
Known forPopularizing the term "robber baron"
SpouseHannah Josephson

Matthew Josephson (February 15, 1899 – March 13, 1978) was an American journalist and author of works on nineteenth-century French literature and American political and business history of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Josephson popularized the term "robber baron".