Background
Brown, James Douglas was born on August 11, 1898 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of James and Ella M. (Lane) Brown.
Brown, James Douglas was born on August 11, 1898 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of James and Ella M. (Lane) Brown.
AB, Princeton University, 1920. AM, Princeton University, 1921. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1928.
Doctor of Letters, Rutgers University, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters, Kenyon College, 1954. Doctor of Laws, Union College, 1955.
PedD (honorary), Franklin and Marshall College, 1966.
Instructor, Princeton University, 1921-1923;
instructor, New York University, 1923-1925;
director industrial relations section, Princeton University, 1926-1955;
assistant professor economics, Princeton University, 1927-1934;
professor economics, Princeton University, 1934-1966;
dean faculty, Princeton University, 1946-1986;
provost, Princeton University, 1966-1986. Visiting assistant professor of University Pennsylvania, 1932-1933. Served on many New Jersey and Federal commissions and advisory committees including development and revisions of federal social security program, New Jersey unemployment insurance law and formulation of national manpower policies, 1930-1986.
Consultant NSRB, 1950-1953. Member science advisory board Chief of Staff United States Air Force, 1950-1954. Member committee specialized personnel ODM, 1951.
Consultant to secretary of labor, 1954-1955. Member mobilization program advising committee for Office of Defense Mobilization, 1955-1958. Member Federal Advisory Council onSocial Security Financing, 1957-1959, Federal Advisory Council on Social Security, 1963-1964.
Member of advisory commission to secretary of Department of Health, Education and Welfare on revision National Defense Education Act., 1960-1961. Member of advisory commission on Social Security Administration, 1961;member of commission on academic affairs American Council Education, 1962-1966, advising committee Institute College and University Adminstrs., 1966-1968. Consultant to Office of Special International Programs National Science Foundation, 1960-1964.
Director McGraw-Hill Public Company.
Former trustee University Rochester (New York ). With 167th Infantry, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Force, United States Army, World War I. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Association American Colleges (chairman commission on faculty and staff benefits 1960-1963), Industrial Relations Research Association (president 1952), American Economic Association, American Management Association, New Jersey Association College and Universities (president 1952-1953), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Dorothy Andrews, June 18, 1923. Children: Martha Jane, Dorothy Andrews, James Douglas, Elizabeth Andrews (deceased).