Rohrlich, George F. (George Friedrich), 1914-

Biographical note: Austrian emigre economist.

George F. Rohrlich was born and educated in Vienna. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and recieved a Ph.D. in political economy and government from Harvard University in 1943. He4 served in the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, 1943-45; on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's staff as chief, Economic Analysis Branch, Social Security Division Public Health and Welfare Section of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP), Japan, 1947-50, coauthoring "Japanese Social Insurance Systems" (1951).

Also in positions at the U.S. Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, and President's Commission on Veteran's Pensions, 1950-59; and as a senior staff member of the International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, 1959-64. He was a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, 1964-67, and at Temple University, 1967-81. His area of research is social policy, including social security, workers' compensation, and programs for employee health and safety.

From the description of George F. Rohrlich papers 1936-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132102