Background
Blough, Roy was born on August 21, 1901 in Pittsburgh. Son of Silas S. and Mary (Wertz) Blough.
Blough, Roy was born on August 21, 1901 in Pittsburgh. Son of Silas S. and Mary (Wertz) Blough.
AB, Manchester College, 1921; Doctor of Laws, Manchester College, 1944; AM, University of Wisconsin, 1922; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1929; Doctor of Humane Letters, Columbia University, 1954.
Assistant professor of history and economics, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, 1922-1924; associate professor, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, 1924-1925; associate professor, U. Cincinnati, 1932-1938; director tax research, unites states department Treasury, 1938-1946; assistant to secretary, unites states department Treasury, 1944-1946; professor economics and political science, University of Chicago, 1946-1952; on leave, University of Chicago, 1950-1952; member, Council Economics Advisers to President, 1950-1952; member, Tax. Advisory Mission to Turkish Government, 1949; principal director Department Economics Affairs, United Nations, 1952-1955; professor international business, Columbia University, New York City, 1955-1966; S. Sloan Colt professor banking and International finance, Columbia University, 1966-1970; S. Sloan Colt professor emeritus, Columbia University, since 1970; distinguished visiting professor finance, U. Florida, 1972; Nixon visiting professor economics policy, Whittier College, 1973; member, United Nations Tax Advisory Mission to Government of Peru, 1957, 59; member, United Nations Advisory Mission to Government of Chile, 1959; consultant, Committee for Economics Development, 1965-1973.
Member American Economic Association (vice president 1954), National Tax Association, American Finance Association, Council on Foreign Relations, United Nations Association United States of America, Cosmos (Washington).
Married Marie Goshorn, May 19, 1923. Children: Richard, William, Donald.