Paul Emil Erdman was a Canadian-born American economist and banker who became known for writing novels based on monetary trends and international finance.
12 Facts About Paul Erdman
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Paul Erdman graduated from Concordia Seminary in 1954 receiving a bachelor of divinity degree, and from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
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Paul Erdman was an assistant editor of the editorial page at the Washington Post and worked in a brokerage house in Washington.
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Paul Erdman received his PhD in economics, European history and theology from the University of Basel in Switzerland in 1958.
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Charles E Salik hired Erdman to help his tax-protected, Bermuda-based Electronics International Capital.
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Paul Erdman spent 10 months in solitary confinement without being charged before being released on a $133,000 bail bond in 1971.
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Paul Erdman skipped out on the bail and flew to England, later returning to the United States.
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Paul Erdman was convicted and given a sentence of nine years in absentia.
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Paul Erdman's best-selling novels are credited with the invention of the "financial thriller" genre.
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Paul Erdman was a leading expert in the international economics field and published non-fictional works, such as Tug of War, which set out his views on exchange rates and the international financial system.
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Paul Erdman was married to Helly Boeglin and they had two daughters.
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Paul Erdman died from cancer at his ranch in Healdsburg, California on April 23,2007.