Harry Gordon Johnson

Background

Johnson, Harry Gordon was born on May 26, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Henry Herbert and Frances (Muat) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1943, Master of Arts, 1947. Bachelor of Arts, University Cambridge (England), 1946, Master of Arts, 1951. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1948, Doctor of Philosophy, 1958.

Master of Arts, Manchester (England) University, 1960.

Doctor of Laws, Saint Francis Xavier University, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1965, U. Windsor, Ontario Canada, 1966, Queen's University, Canada, 1967, U. Sheffield, 1969, Carleton U. (Canada), 1970, U. Manchester, 1972, U. Western Ontario, 1973.

Career

Came to the United States, 1959. Lecturer, Cambridge University, also fellow King’s College, 1949-1956. Professor economics theory U. Manchester, 1956-1959.

Professor economics University of Chicago, 1959-1974.

Professor England School Economics and Political Science, 1966-1974. Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service professor University of Chicago, 1974-1977.

Wicksell lector, 1968. Johnsson lecturer, 1970, de Vries lecturer, 1971.

Irving Fisher visiting rof. economics Yale, 1972-1973.

Skelton Clark visiting professor Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1975. Commonwealth Prestige fellow, New Zealand, 1975. Member United States Review Com Balance of Payments Statistics, 1963-1965.

Achievements

• Harry Gordon Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy economist. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with infantry Royal Canadian Army, 1944-1946. Fellow British Academy, Econometric Society. Member Canadian Political Science Association (president 1965-1966).

American Association (Executive Committee 1964-1966), American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Economics Society, Eastern Economics Association (president-elect 1975-1976).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Scott Serson, May 28, 1948. Children: Steven Ragnar, Karen Eve.

Father:

Henry Herbert Johnson

Mother:

Frances (Muat) Johnson

Spouse:

Elizabeth Scott Serson

child:

Steven Ragnar Johnson

child:

Karen Eve Johnson