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

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)