Vincent Bladen

Vincent Wheeler Bladen, (14 August 1900 – 26 November 1981) was a British-Canadian economist and professor at the University of Toronto.

Upon completing his degree at Balliol College, Oxford, Bladen began teaching at the University of Toronto in September 1921, where he later served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science from 1959 to 1966. but continued to give lectures.

Bladen was the founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. In 1962, he edited Canadian Population and Northern Colonization. In 1974, Bladen's book From Adam Smith to Maynard Keynes : the heritage of political economy was published. His memoirs, Bladen on Bladen, were published in 1978.

In 1976, Bladen was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University in 1966 and York University in 1975.

The Bladen Wing at the University of Toronto Scarborough is named in his honour.