Background
Beckhart, Benjamin Haggott was born on November 9, 1897 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of William Edmund and Jessica (Haggott) Beckhart.
Beckhart, Benjamin Haggott was born on November 9, 1897 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of William Edmund and Jessica (Haggott) Beckhart.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1919. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1920, Doctor of Philosophy, 1925.
1 son, Gordon Haggott. Instructor economics and social institutions Princeton, 1920-1921.
Instructor banking, Columbia, 1921-1924, assistant professor, 1924-1931, associate professor, 1931-1939, professor, 1939-1963.
Ednl. supervisor New York chapter American Institute of Banking, 1927-1936. Secretary board of trustees Banking Research Fund Association of Reserve City Bankers, 1938-1945.
Director research The Chase National Bank, 1939-1949, economics consultant, 1949-1954. Economics consultant Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1954-1961.
Director research American Assembly’s project on inflation, 1951-1952.
Delegate international Credit Conference Rome, 1951. Delegate International Conference Bank Economists, 1947, 50, 53, 56. Visiting professor universities Melbourne and Sydney, 1957, Australian Administrative Staff College, 1960.
Visiting professor Kobe University, Japan, 1967.
President Dutchess Senior Citizens Housing Corporation, 1968-1973. Japanese banking research fund named in his honor, 1956.
Member American Finance Association (president 1948), Conference Business Economics (chairman 1953), American Association University Professors, American Economics Association Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Beta Gamma Sigma. Clubs: Men's Faculty (Columbia University).
Married Margaret Good Myers, June 18, 1921.