Background
Cameron, Rondo was born on February 20, 1925 in Linden, Texas, United States. Son of Burr S. and Annie Mae (Dalrymple) Cameron.
Cameron, Rondo was born on February 20, 1925 in Linden, Texas, United States. Son of Burr S. and Annie Mae (Dalrymple) Cameron.
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts Yale University, 1948, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy University Chicago, 1952.
Instructor Economics, Yale University,
1951-1952. Assistant Professor, Association Professor Economics and History, University Wisconsin-Madison,
1952-1956, 1957-1961, 1961-1969. Visiting Professor of Economics, University Chicago, 1956-1957.
Fulbright Visiting Professor, University Glasgow, 1962-1963. Special Field Representative, Rockefeller Foundation Latin America, Santiago, Chile, 1965-1967. William Rand Kenan, Junior Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, since 1970.
American Review Corresp., Economic History Review, 1961-1965. Review Editor, Editor, Journal of Economic History,
1968-1969, 1975-1981. Editorial Board, Social Science History Revue Internat, d’Histoire de la Banque, Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte.
Author: France and the Economic Development of Europe, review edition, 1966, translations to French and Spanish, 1971, Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization, 1967, translations to Japanese, 1973, Spanish, Italian, The European World, second edition, 1970, Civilizations: Western and World, 1975, A Concise Economic History of the World from Paleolithic Times to the Present, 3d review edition, 1997, translations into Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Editor: Essays in French Economic History, 1970, Civilization Since Waterloo, 1971, Banking and Economic Development, 1972, International Banking, 1870-1914, 1991, Financing Industrialization, 1992. American review editor journal Economic History, 1968-1969, editor, 1975-1981.
Economic History Review, 1960-1965, review editor. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Application of economic principles to the elucidation and understanding of concrete historical events and, conversely, the application of historical knowledge to the improvement and understanding of economic principles.
Chairman Council Research Economic History, 1967-1969. Board directors Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Member American History Association (co-chairman program committee 1983), International Economic History Association (executive committee, vice president 1986-1990), American Economic History Association (president 1974-1975), British Economic History Association, French Economic History Association.
Married Claydean Zumbrunnen, July 26, 1946. Children: Alan, Cindia.