Hollis Chenery | |
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Chief Economist of the World Bank | |
In office 1972–1982 | |
President | Robert McNamara Alden W. Clausen |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Anne Osborn Krueger |
Personal details | |
Born | Hollis Burnley Chenery 6 January 1918 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | 1 September 1994 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged 76)
Spouses | Louise Seamster
(m. 1942; div. 1964)Mary Montgomery
(m. 1970; died 1993) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Christopher Chenery (Father) Penny Chenery (Sister) |
Education | University of Arizona (BSc) University of Oklahoma (BSc) California Institute of Technology (MSc) University of Virginia (MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Academic career | |
Field | Development economics |
Institution | World 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.