Rondo Emmett Cameron

Background

Cameron, Rondo was born on February 20, 1925 in Linden, Texas, United States. Son of Burr S. and Annie Mae (Dalrymple) Cameron.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1948; A.M., Yale University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1952.

Career

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 Correspondent, 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.

Achievements

• Rondo Cameron has been listed as a noteworthy economic history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization: A Study in Comparative Economic History

    (Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization: A Study...)

  • Our Western World, Volume 1: From the Dawn of Civilization-The Early Modern Age

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  • 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.
  • Banking in the Early Stages of Industrialization: A Study in Comparative Economic History
  • Civilization Since Waterloo; a Book of Source Readings, Edited by Rondo Cameron
  • Banking and Economic Development; Some Lessons of History.
  • Banking And Economic Development

Views

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.

Membership

Chairman Council Research Economics History, 1967-1969. Board directors Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Member American History Association (co-chairman program committee 1983), International Economics History Association (Executive Committee, vice president 1986-1990), American Economics History Association (president 1974-1975), British Economics History Association, French Economics History Association.

Interests

• 044 European Economic History. 122 Economic Studies of More Industrialised Countries. 123 Comparative Economic Studies.

Connections

Married Claydean Zumbrunnen, July 26, 1946. Children: Alan, Cindia.

Father:

Burr S. Cameron

Mother:

Annie Mae (Dalrymple) Cameron

Spouse:

Claydean Zumbrunnen

child:

Alan Cameron

child:

Cindia Cameron