About Eveline M. Burns
Lived 1900 – 1985 (aged 85). Eveline M. Burns was an American economist and university teacher.
Eveline Mabel Richardson Burns (March 16, 1900 – September 2, 1985) was an American economist, writer and instructor.
Early life and education Born Eveline Mabel Richardson in London, England, she was the only child of Eveline Maud Falkner and Frederick Haig Richardson. Her mother died following her birth, so her father remarried and had three more children. Eveline attended Seatham Secondary School, then entered the London School of Economics at age 16 and graduated in 1920, earning a B.S. with first class honors.
Personal life and death In 1922, she married the economist Arthur Robert Burns and the couple emigrated to the United States. She and her husband traveled the country for two years while writing The Economic World.
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Who was Eveline M. Burns?
British American economist (1900–1985)
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Eveline M. Burns was born on 16 March 1900 in London.
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Eveline M. Burns died on 2 September 1985 in Newtown.
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Eveline M. Burns was an economist and university teacher.
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Eveline M. Burns was American.
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