Harper, F. A. (Floyd Arthur), 1905-1973

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Dates:
Birth 1905-02-07
Death 1973

Biographical notes:

American economist; president, Institute for Humane Studies, 1965-1973.

From the description of F. A. Harper papers, 1931-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872176

Biographical/Historical Note

1905 February 7 Born, Middleville, Michigan 1926 Graduated from Michigan State University 1930 Married Marguerite Kaechele 1930 1931 Research field agent, Federal Farm Board 1932 Received Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Cornell University 1932 1946 Taught at Cornell University as an instructor and professor of marketing 1934 Business analyst, Farm Credit Association 1937 Appointed acting head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Puerto Rico 1943 Author, Inflation Is on Our Doorstep (co-authored with W.M. Curtiss) 1945 Author, The World's Hunger (co-authored with F.A. Pearson) 1946 1958 Assisted Leonard Read with founding Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and served on its staff 1947 Attended first meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society 1948 Author, High Prices 1949 Author, Liberty, A Path to Its Recovery 1955 Traveled to Sweden to study socialism 1957 Author, Why Wages Rise 1958 1961 Senior research economist, William Volker Fund 1961 Founded the Institute for Humane Studies 1962 1963 Visiting professor of moral philosophy, Wabash College 1962 1966 Various positions, Institute for Humane Studies 1966 1973 President, Institute for Humane Studies 1969 Author, The Crisis of the Free Market 1973 April 21 Died 1978 1979 Institute for Humane Studies publishes The Writings of F.A. Harper

Sources:

Harper, Marguerite K. "Reminiscence." The Writings of F. A. Harper, Volume 1 . Menlo Park: Institute for Humane Studies, Inc., 1978. Accessed through Ludwig von Mises Institute: http://mises.org/

Koch, Charles G. "Tribute." The Writings of F. A. Harper, Volume 1 . Menlo Park: Institute for Humane Studies, Inc., 1978. Accessed through Ludwig von Mises Institute: http://mises.org/

On Freedom and Free Enterprise . Ed. Mary Sennholz. New Jersy: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1956. Accessed through Ludwig von Mises Institute: http://mises.org/

From the guide to the F. A. Harper papers, 1876-1985 (bulk 1930-1973), 1876-1985, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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  • Economists
  • Free enterprise
  • Liberty

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