Background
Hamilton, Earl Jefferson was born on May 17, 1899 in Houlka, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joseph William and Frances Regina Anne (Williams) Hamilton.
Hamilton, Earl Jefferson was born on May 17, 1899 in Houlka, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joseph William and Frances Regina Anne (Williams) Hamilton.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Mississippi State University, 1920. Student, University Texas, 1923. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1924.
A.M., Harvard University, 1926. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1929. Doctor Honoris Causa, University Paris, 1952.
Doctor Honoris Causa, University Madrid, 1967. Doctor of Laws, Duke, 1966.
Athletic director, football and track coach secondary schools, 1920-1924;
Thayer fellow economics, Harvard University, 1925-1926;
Frederick Sheldon traveling fellow, Harvard University, 1926-1927;
assistant professor economics, Duke U., 1927-1929;
professor, Duke U., 1929-1944;
director civilian staff, Military Government Fiscal School, 1943-1944;
professor economics, Northwestern University, 1944-1947;
professor economics, University of Chicago, 1947-1967;
professor emeritus, University of Chicago, 1968;
distinguished professor economics history, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1966-1969;
professor emeritus, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1970. Professor Universidad Internacional, Santander, Spain, summer 1933, Colegio de Mexico, summer 1943. Member commission on research in economics history Social Science Research Council, 1941-1954, rapporteur, committee world regions of.
Rapporteur, committee world regions of America Council Learned Socs. and National Research Council, 1943. Rapporteur 11th Congress History Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, 1960.
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Trustee Committee Research in Economics History, Inc., 1956. Fellow Royal Economics Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Economics Association (Vice-President 1955), Economics History Association (Vice-President 1941-1942, president 1951-1952), American History Association, Hispanic Society American.
Married Gladys Olive Dallas, June 2, 1923 (deceased June 1987). 1 child, Sita (Mistress Joseph Halperin).