ABSTRACT
Leland B. Yeager is a scholar and teacher of exceptional talent to which is added the spice of an eccentric personality. These qualities attracted to him many generations of graduate students at the University of Virginia. His lectures were highly popular, not only for their disciplined presentation and craftsmanship, but for the contagious excitement Yeager generated by his dedication to his subject. He had the ability to make economics seem crucial to the lives of his students. Yeager also won the admiration and respect of his colleagues because of the thoroughness of his research and his wide-ranging erudition.
