Edgar Cary Brown

Background

Brown, Edgar Cary was born on April 14, 1916 in Bakersfield, California, United States. Son of Verne Brainard and Ruth (Cary) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.

Career

Teaching fellow, University of California at Berkeley, 1937-1939; economist, United States War Production Board, 1940-1941; teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1941-1942; economist, United States Treasury Department, 1942-1947; professor economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947-1986; head department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965-1983, 84-85; associate dean, head foreign languages and literature, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1986; professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1986. Visiting professor economics Yale University, 1953-1954, University of Chicago, 1963-1964. Consultant various government agys., Brookings Institution, New York State Regents Commision on Higher Education, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• Edgar Cary Brown has been listed as a noteworthy economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Effects of Taxation: Depreciation Adjustments for Price Changes
  • Depreciation Adjustments for Price Changes
  • Financing Defense - Federal Tax and Expenditure Policies

Membership

Member National Tax Association, American Economics Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Tomlin Edwards, May 28, 1937(divorced). Children: Rebecca, Gretchen. Married Margaret Durham, June 6, 1969 (divorced).

Children: Elizabeth, Robert.

Father:

Verne Brainard Brown

Mother:

Ruth (Cary) Brown

Spouse:

Tomlin Edwards

Spouse:

Margaret Durham

child:

Elizabeth Brown

child:

Rebecca Brown

child:

Gretchen Brown

child:

Robert Brown