Hollis B. Chenery

Hollis Chenery
Chief Economist of the World Bank
In office
1972–1982
PresidentRobert McNamara
Alden W. Clausen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAnne Osborn Krueger
Personal details
Born
Hollis Burnley Chenery

(1918-01-06)6 January 1918
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died1 September 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 76)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Spouses
Louise Seamster
(m. 1942; div. 1964)
Mary Montgomery
(m. 1970; died 1993)
Children2
RelativesChristopher Chenery (Father)
Penny Chenery (Sister)
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BSc)
University of Oklahoma (BSc)
California Institute of Technology (MSc)
University of Virginia (MA)
Harvard University (PhD)
Academic career
FieldDevelopment economics
InstitutionWorld Bank
Harvard University
Stanford University

Hollis Burnley Chenery (January 6, 1918 – September 1, 1994) was an American economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of development economics.


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