Henry Wallich
German–American economist and government official (1914–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Christopher Wallich (/ˈwɑːlɪk/; June 10, 1914 – September 15, 1988) was a German American economist who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1974 to 1986. He previously served as a member of the Council of the Economic Advisers under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wallich also held a professorship of economics at Yale University. He was best known as an economic columnist for Newsweek magazine, from 1965 until he joined The Federal Reserve.[1] For a period he wrote one week in three, with Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson,[2] with their 1967 columns earning the magazine a Gerald Loeb Special Award in 1968.[3]
Henry Wallich | |
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Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
In office March 8, 1974 – December 15, 1986 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | J. Dewey Daane |
Succeeded by | John P. LaWare |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Christopher Wallich (1914-06-10)June 10, 1914 Berlin, Germany |
Died | September 15, 1988(1988-09-15) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Munich Oriel College, Oxford New York University Harvard University (MA, PhD) |