George Farrington Break

Background

Break, George Farrington was born on June 10, 1920 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of Thomas Howard and Florence (Farrington) Break. came to the United States, 1945, naturalized, 1951.

Education

B. Commerce, University Toronto, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1951. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Hamilton College, 1974.

Career

Instructor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1949-1951; member of faculty, University of California, Berkeley, 1951-1990; professor economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1990; department chairman, University of California at Berkeley, 1969-1973; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1990. Member Governor Deukmejian's Tax Reform Advisory Commission, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• George Farrington Break has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The economic impact of Federal loan insurance;: A special project report
  • Agenda for local tax reform,
  • Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the United States.
  • Financing Government in a Federal System (Studies of government finance)
  • Federal lending and economic stability,
  • Financing Government in a Federal System
  • (Federal Lending and Economic Stability * * ) Author: George F. Break Apr-1980
  • Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the United States
  • Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the United States By George F. Break

Membership

Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1942-1945.

Connections

Married Helen Dean Schnacke, July 31, 1948.

Father:

Thomas Howard Break

Mother:

Florence (Farrington) Break

Spouse:

Helen Dean Schnacke