Background
Sumner, John Duncan was born on May 15, 1904 in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Son of John Stowe and Belle (Allison) Sumner.
Sumner, John Duncan was born on May 15, 1904 in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Son of John Stowe and Belle (Allison) Sumner.
Student Kansas State Agricultural College, 1922-1923, University of Wisconsin, 1923-1925. Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1926, M. Bachelor of Arts, 1926, Doctor of Philosophy, 1931. Social Science Research Council post doctoral fellow, research in England, Switzerland and United States, 1937-1938.
Faith. Research assistant Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities, 1925-1926. Lecturer Northwestern University, 1926-1927, instructor, 1927-1928, assistant professor, 1930-1931. Assistant professor of University of Buffalo, 1928-1935, associate professor, 1935-1938, professor economics since 1939, chairman division of social science and philosophy College of Arts and Sciences since 1947.
Consultant National Resources Committee, 1937-1938.
With O.P.A., 1941-1944, price executive for non-ferrous metals, 1942-1943, special advisor to deputy administrator for price, 1943-1944. Advisor on economics affairs United States Embassy, China, 1944-1945.
Adviser. Office Financial and Development Policy, Department of State, 1945-1946.
Economist Industrial Mission to China, East.C.A., 1948, chief economics, officer of China Mission, 1948-1949. Economist, temporary mission to Indonesia, 1950, consultant since 1949.
Economic advisor and director economic and finance division China Mission, East.C.A. and M.S.A., 1951-1953. United States member Capital Mobilization Committee of United Nations Economics Common for Asia and Far East, 1951.
Member American Economics Association, Conference on Price Research, Foreign Policy Association, Pi Kappa Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Artus.
Married Marion C. Richter, August 11, 1928.