Carl Theodore Schmidt (March 7, 1906 – October 17, 1958)[1][2][3] was an American scholar.
He was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where was he awarded a BS in 1928 and a PhD in 1931.
[4] His doctoral thesis was titled "Cyclical Fluctuations in German Economy, 1924–1930".
[7] In 1940, he testified before the House of Representatives' Select Committee to Investigate the Interstate Migration of Destitute Citizens.
[8] During World War II, Schmidt was an officer in the United States Army.