Fetter, Frank Whitson, 1899-1991
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American economist on the faculty of Northwestern University, and economic advisor to international banks and governments.
From the description of Frank Whitson Fetter Papers, 1902-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32527109
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1899, May 22:
Born, San Francisco, Calif. -
1916:
Graduate of Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ -
1920:
A.B., Political Science, Swarthmore College (Phi Beta Kappa) -
1922:
A.M., Princeton University -
1924:
A.M., Harvard University -
1926:
Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University -
1928 -1934 :Assistant Professor and Professor of Economics, Princeton University -
1929, Jan. 14:
Married Elizabeth Pollard (d. 1977) -
1934:
Member of Commission on Cuban Affairs, organized by the Foreign Policy Association -
1934 -1948 :Associate Professor and Professor of Economics, Haverford College -
1937 -1938 :Guggenheim fellowship (Research on banking in Great Britain) -
1939, summer:
Economist for the Export-Import Bank of Washington -
1940, summer:
Economic Advisor to the Central Bank of Ecuador -
1943 -1946 :Economic Advisor with the Lend-Lease Administration and the Department of State; ten months spent in India -
1948 -1967 :Professor of Economics, Northwestern University -
1950, summer:
Advisor to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development -
1951, summer:
Advisor to the Department of State, Division of German Affairs, and member of the American Delegation to London for the Preliminary Conference on German Debts -
1967 -1968 :Visiting Haney Professor, Dartmouth College -
1978, Apr.:
Married Elizabeth Miller Stabler (d. 1985) -
1991:
Died
Frank Whitson Fetter served as a member of the following organizations: American Economic Association (Executive Committee, 1944-1946), Midwest Economic Association (President, 1952), and National Bureau of Economic Research (Director, 1950, 1973; Chairman, 1965-1967).
From the guide to the Frank Whitson Fetter Papers, 1902-1992, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Fetter, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1863-1949. Papers, 1875-1988. | Indiana University | |
| creatorOf | Fetter, Frank Whitson, 1899-. Frank Whitson Fetter Papers, 1902-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Frank Whitson Fetter Papers, 1902-1992 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Adam Smith |
| associatedWith | Alliance for Progress |
| associatedWith | American Association of University Professors |
| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union |
| associatedWith | American Economic Association |
| associatedWith | American Hemisphere Office |
| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society |
| associatedWith | Arbuthnot, George |
| associatedWith | Army |
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Birth 1899-05-22
Death 1991-07-07
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