Background

Hoover, Calvin Bryce was born on April 14, 1897 in Berwick, Illinois, United States. Son of John Calvin and Margaret Delilah (Roadcap) Hoover.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, (Illinois) (ILL.) College, 1922, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1935. Postgraduate University of Minnesota, 1923-1925. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1922-1923, 25 Doctor of Letters, Columbia, 1934.

1935.

Doctor of Laws, Case Western Reserve University, 1968, Duke, 1970.

Career

Instructor, School Business University of Minnesota, 1923-1925. Assistant professor economics Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1925-1927, professor, 1927-1974, dean Graduate School, 1937-1947, James B. Duke professor economics Consultant National Resources Commander, 1937.

Consultant advisory committee to Council of National Defense, 1940.

Director Research, Committee of the South, 1947. Member Research and Analysis Division, O.S.S., 1941-1944.

Chief economic intelligence and economic adviser United States group Control Council for Germany, 1945. Member President's Committee on Foreign Aid, 1947.

Special adviser to the United States representative in Europe, East.C.A., 1948.

Achievements

• Calvin Bryce Hoover has been listed as a noteworthy educator, economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as private infantry, United States Army, later in Field Artillery, 1917-1919. Member American (president 1953), Southern (president 1936) economics associations, Association for Comparative Economics (president 1964), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Cosmos, Century Association.

Connections

Married Faith Miriam Sprole, July 5, 1919. Children: Carol Faith, Sylvia Joan.

Father:

John Calvin Hoover

Mother:

Margaret Delilah (Roadcap) Hoover

Spouse:

Faith Miriam Sprole

child:

Carol Faith Hoover

child:

Sylvia Joan Hoover