Frank Macy Surface

Background

Surface, Frank Macy was born on April 22, 1882 in Eaton, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles W. and Alwilda (Macy) Surface.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1904, Master of Arts, 1905. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1907. Harrison fellow, 1905-1907.

Studied Royal Agricultural College, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1911.

Career

Associate biologist Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907-1910. Biologist Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, 1910-1913, Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 1913-1917. Assistant chief (later acting chief) Statistical Division United States Food Administration, 1917-1918.

Food statistician American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris. 1919; chief statistician American Relief Administration, Paris and London. 1919-1920; economist Bureau, Washington Herald, 1920-1921.

Special agent Bureau United States Grain Corporation, 1920. Director Trade and Finance Census, as founder, and editor of Survey of Current Business, 1921-1923. Special agent Bureau Foreign and Domestic Commerce, in charge of survey of world trade in agricultural products, 1923-1924.

Economist United States Grain Corporation (in liquidation), 1924-1926. Assistant director in charge Domestic Commerce, Bureau Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 1926-1933. Acting professor marketing Graduate School Business, Stanford, 1929-1930.

Director sales research Standard Oil Corporation New Jersey, 1933-1944, executive assistant to president, 1945-1947, consultant to board directors, since 1947.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: American Pork Production in the World War. The Grain Trade during the World War. American Food in the World War and the Reconstruction Period.Co-author: Marketing. Also author or co-author of over 60 articles in science journals.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association. Member American Society Naturalists, American Economics Association, American Farm Economics Association, American Marketing Society (president 1935), American Academy Political and Social Science, Phi Eta, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi. Club: Cosmos.

• Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Statistical Association. American Economic Association. Taylor Society Club: Cosmos.

Connections

Married Anna Bunger, August 5, 1905. Children: Nan Alwilda, Moses Andrew (deceased), Martha Lillian, Paul Macy, Dorothy May.

Father:

Charles W. Surface

Mother:

Alwilda (Macy) Surface

Spouse:

Anna Bunger

child:

Nan Alwilda Surface

child:

Moses Andrew Surface (deceased)

child:

Martha Lillian Surface

child:

Paul Macy Surface

child:

Dorothy May Surface