About John D. Black
Lived 1883 – 1960 (aged 76). John D. Black was an American economist and university teacher.
John Donald Black (June 6, 1883 – April 12, 1960) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at University of Minnesota from 1918 to 1927, and then from 1927 to 1956 at Harvard University. Black was one of the authors of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. He was also president of the American Economic Association in 1955. Black died at a Boston hospital in 1960.
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Who was John D. Black?
American economist (1883-1960)
When was John D. Black born?
John D. Black was born on 6 June 1883 in Jefferson County.
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John D. Black died on 12 April 1960 in Boston.
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John D. Black was an economist and university teacher.
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John D. Black was American.
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