Background
Heskin, Oscar E. was born on December 19, 1899 in Portland, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ole N. and Eli (Medalen) Heskin.
Heskin, Oscar E. was born on December 19, 1899 in Portland, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ole N. and Eli (Medalen) Heskin.
Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, 1922. Student of University of Wisconsin, 1924-1925, Thayer graduate scholar in economics, Harvard, 1927-1928. Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1928, Ph.
Assistant in economics University of Minnesota, 1925-1927, instructor, 1928-1938. Assistant professor of University of Florida, 1938-1941, associate professor, 1941-1946, professor, since 1946, head economics department, since 1949. Chief Research and Analysis section, O.P.A., Florida, 1943.
Chief Manufactured Food Section, bureau of Census, Washington, 1944.
Senior economist, Alien Property Custodian, Washington, 1944. Attache, United States Embassy, Oslo, Norway, 1945-1946.
Consul, American Consulate General, Shanghai, China, 1948. Chief requirements officer American Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan, 1952-1955.
Senior economist United States Member of the Order of Merit, Egypt, American Embassy, Cairo, 1955-1956.
Chief economics analyst USOM, American Embassy, Tripoli, Libya, 1956-1957. Economics adviser United States Overseas Mission, American Embassy, Amman, Jordan, since 1957.
Member of American. Southern economic associations, American Association University Professors, Athenaeum Society, American Legion, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Lillien Wick, September 10, 1930.