John K. Galbraith

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Person.png John K. Galbraith   C-SPAN IMDB NNDB SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(economist, diplomat)
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BornOctober 15, 1908
Iona Station, Ontario, Canada
Died2006-04-29 (Age 97)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of death
pneumonia
NationalityUS
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto
ChildrenJames K. Galbraith
Member ofAmericans for Democratic Action, Bohemian Grove, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Population Institute

Not to be confused with his son James K. Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith was an economist.

Career

In 1934 Galbraith began teaching economics at Harvard University. After spending a year at Cambridge University he became an assistant professor of economics at Princeton University.

Galbraith was a disciple of John Maynard Keynes and a supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal.[1]

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