George Frederick Warren Jr.
George Frederick Warren Jr. (February 16, 1874 – May 24, 1938) was an agricultural economist who became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was (according to Liaquat Ahamed) central to Roosevelt's momentous decision to take the United States off the gold standard.
George Frederick Warren Jr. | |
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| Born | February 16, 1874 Clay County, Nebraska, US |
| Died | May 24, 1938 (aged 64) Ithaca, New York, US |
| Resting place | East Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca, New York |
| Education | Ph.D., 1905, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York |
Warren published extensively; the published works included in this stub are only a part of what is in WorldCat.
His papers are archived at the Mann Library at Cornell University. A short biography appears at nebraskaauthors.org. His picture appeared on the cover of Time on November 27, 1933.
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