Background
Klein, Burton Harold was born on October 16, 1917 in Minneapolis. Son of Joseph Harry and Ethel Anna (Figen) Klein.
Klein, Burton Harold was born on October 16, 1917 in Minneapolis. Son of Joseph Harry and Ethel Anna (Figen) Klein.
Bachelor, Harvard College, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard College, 1953.
Staff member Council Economic Advisors, Washington, 1948-1952. With Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1952-1967, head economics department, 1963-1967. Special assistant to Secretary Defense, Washington, 1963-1965.
Professor economics California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, since 1967. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1961, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1963, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
Served with A.C. United States Army, 1942-1946. Member; Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Cecelia Katz, January 29, 1955. Children– Roger, Jon, Margaret Annual.