Background
Hopkins, John Abel was born on April 4, 1897 in Newark, Delaware, United States. Son of John Abel and Ellen (Walker) Hopkins.
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John Abel Hopkins
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Bachelor of Science, U. Delaware, 1917; AM, Harvard University, 1921; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1924.
Career
Member of faculty, Iowa State College, 1921-1944;
in charge agricultural secretary, National Research Project World Pet Association, Philadelphia, 1936-1938;
economist, Armour Research Foundation industrial survey of Argentina, 1942;
agricultural adviser, United States Foreign Svc. Auxiliary, Bogota, Colombia, 1944-1945;
in charge Latin American division, Office of Foreign Agricultural Rels. United States Department of Agriculture, 1945-1947;
foreign service officer, 1947-1957;
agricultural attaché & 1st secretary, Mexico City, 1947-1950;
agricultural attaché & 1st secretary, United States Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, 1950-1952;
agricultural attaché & 1st secretary, United States Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1953;
counsellor of embassy for economics affairs, Buenos Aires, 1953-1956.
With Office Regional Economics Affairs Bureau Inter-American Affairs, Department State, 1956-1957. Economics counselor international Sugar Council, London, 1958-1959. Economist International Federal Agricultural Producers, from 1961.
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Project director Inventory Information Basic to Planning Agricultural Development in Latin American, from 1962. 2nd Lieutenant United States Army, 1918-1919. Member American Economics Association, American Farm Economics Association Kappa Phi, Theta Chi. M C.
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Married Marguerite Stotts, September 14, 1929.
