Background
Buttrick, John Arthur was born on September 12, 1919 in Rutland, Vermont, United States. Son of George Arthur and Agnes (Gardner) Buttrick.
Buttrick, John Arthur was born on September 12, 1919 in Rutland, Vermont, United States. Son of George Arthur and Agnes (Gardner) Buttrick.
Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1941; Master of Arts, Yale, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1950.
Assistant professor economics, Northwestern University, 1949-1953;
faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1953-1975;
professor economics, University of Minnesota, 1958-1975;
department chairman, University of Minnesota, 1960-1963;
director graduate studies, University of Minnesota, 1967-1969;
professor economics, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1975;
director graduate studies, York University, 1979-1983. Coordinator Cerlac Program, 1986-1988, 92-. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1959, U. Tokyo, 1963-1964, U. de los Andes, Colombia, 1964-1966, H.U.S.T., Wuhan, People's Republic China, 1990-1991, U. West Indies, 1992, North-South U. Bangladesh, 1994.
Summer visiting professor Vanderbilt University, Stanford, Harvard, Singapore. Visiting lecturer, Government Pakistan, 1961.
Secretary, treasurer Black Creek Foundation, Blumenfeld Foundation. Member Planning Advisory Committee City of Toronto. Member American Economics Association, Canada Economic Association, Canada Civil Liberties Association, Science for Peace.
Married Ann Tatlow, July 24, 1958. Children— Peter M., Hilary J., Michael S.