Background
Fels, Rendigs was born on June 11, 1917 in Cincinnati. Son of Clifford George and Estella Luella (Rendigs) Fels.
Fels, Rendigs was born on June 11, 1917 in Cincinnati. Son of Clifford George and Estella Luella (Rendigs) Fels.
AB, Harvard University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948. AM, Columbia University, 1940.
Member faculty Vanderbilt University, from 1948, professor economics, 1956-1982, professor emeritus, from 1982, director graduate program economic development, 1956-1957, chairman department economics and business administration, 1962-1965, 77-79. Chairman Universities-National Bureau Committee, 1962-1967.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Economic Association (secretary-treasurer 1970-1975, treasurer 1976-1987), Midwest Economic Association (president 1984-1985), Southern Economic Association (president 1967-1968).
Married Beatrice Carmichael Baker, December 27, 1941, (deceased). Children: Charles Wentworth Baker, Carmichael (deceased). Married Marilyn W. Whiteman, July 15, 2001.