David S. LANDES

Background

LANDES, David was born on April 29, 1924 in New York, United States. Son of Harry and Sylvia Landes.

Education

Landes earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University in 1953 and an Bachelor of Arts from City College of New York in 1942.

Career

Fellow, Society of Fellows, Harvard University 1950-1953. Assistant Professor, of Economics, Columbia University, New York 1952-1955, Association Professor 1955-1958. Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California 1957-1958.

Professor, of History uid Economics, University of California, Berkeley 1958-1964.

Professor, of History, Harvard University, 1964-1972, LeRoy. Professor, of History and Political Science 75, Robert Walton Goelet Professor, of French History 1975-1981, Professor, of Economics since 1977, Coolidge Professor, of History since 1981.

Chairman Faculty Committee on Social Studies since 1981. President Council on Research in Economics History 1963-1966.

Uir. Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University 1966-1968.

Acting Director Center for West European Studies, Harvard University 1969-1970. President Economics History Association 1976-1977. Ellen McArthur Lecturer, University of Cam bridge 1964.

Visiting Professor, University of Paris IV 1972-1973, University of Zurich and Eidgenossische Technisch Hochschule, Zurich 1978.

Richards Lectures, University of Virginia 1978, Janeway Lectures, Princeton University 1983. Fellow, North.A.S., American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, British Academy, Royal Historical Society.

Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge 1968-1969. Visiting Fellow, All Souls, Oxford 1985.

Membership

Board of Eds., various journals of history. American Historical Association, Economics History Association (also Trustee), Economics History Society, Society for French Historical Studies, Society d’Histoire Modeme and other societies. Fondation Royaumont pour le Progres des Sciences de l’Homme.

Interests

• Antiquarian horology, squash, tennis.

Connections

Married Sonia Tamopol in 1943.

Father:

Harry

Mother:

Sylvia Landes

Spouse:

Sonia Tamopol