Background
Florinsky, Michael was born on December 27, 1894 in Kieff, Russia. Son of Timothy and Vera (Florinsky-Kremkoff) Florinsky.
Florinsky, Michael was born on December 27, 1894 in Kieff, Russia. Son of Timothy and Vera (Florinsky-Kremkoff) Florinsky.
Student, University Kieff Law School, 1913-1914, 18-19; student, London School Economics, 1920-1921; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1927; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1931.
Associate editor, Economics and Social History of the World War, 1921-1933; associate in economics, Columbia University, New York City, 1931-1936; lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1936-1946; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1947-1953; associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1953-1956; professor economics, Columbia University, New York City, 1956-1963; professor emeritus, Columbia University, New York City, 1963-1992.
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Junior officer 31st Regiment Field Artillery, Russian Army, 1915-1918. Member Council Foreign Relations, American History Association, Author's Club (London).
Married Louise Ligott Dear, September 5, 1946.