About Lewis L. Lorwin
Lived 1883 – 1970 (aged 86). Lewis L. Lorwin was an American economist, university teacher, economic planning and labor history (discipline).
Lewis Levitzki Lorwin (December 4, 1883 – June 6, 1970) was an American economist, economic planner, and labor historian of Ukrainian-Jewish origin.
Life Lorwin was born Louis Levitzky Levine on December 4, 1883, near Kyiv. Levine received his doctorate at Columbia University in 1912.
Lorwin married Rose Strunsky in 1920 and they had three children: Boris, Rosa, and Val Lorwin. Lorwin died in New York City on June 6, 1970.
Writings The Women's Garment Workers: A History of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (1924) Labor and Internationalism (1929) "The Origins of Economic Planning," The Survey 67, no. 9 (February 1932) The American Federation of Labor: History, Policies, and Prospects (1933) Economic Consequences of the Second World War (1941) The International Labor Movement: History, Policies, Outlook (1953)
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Who was Lewis L. Lorwin?
American economist
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Lewis L. Lorwin was born on 4 December 1883 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Lewis L. Lorwin died on 1 June 1970.
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Lewis L. Lorwin was an economist, university teacher, economic planning and labor history (discipline).
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Lewis L. Lorwin was American.
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