Background
Malenbaum, Wilfred was born on January 26, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry and Bertha (Brandwyn) Malenbaum.
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Malenbaum, Wilfred was born on January 26, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry and Bertha (Brandwyn) Malenbaum.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1934; A.M., Harvard University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1941; postgraduate, London School Economics, 1937; postgraduate, Institute Economics, Oslo, 1938.
Instructor economics, Harvard University, 1938-1941;
chief food and agriculture section, Office of Strategic Services, 1941-1945;
chief division international and functional intelligence, Department State, 1946-1948;
chief division investment and economics development, Department State, 1948-1953;
technical specialist, 1st United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration conference, Atlantic City, 1943;
United States member, Combined Working Party, London, Algiers, Rome, 1944-1945;
United States delegate, London Conference on Food and Agricultural Statistics, 1945;
technical consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
technical consultant, World Health Organization
specialist, Meeting on Urgent Food Problems, 1946;
adviser, United States delegate Interim communications of International Trade Organisation, Geneva, 1948;
director India project, Center for International Studies
also visiting professor economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1953;
in India directing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology research project, 1955-1956;
professor economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1983;
professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, since 1983;
industrial consultant, since 1983. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1961, Harvard University, 1964, Hebrew U. Jerusalem, 1980. Chair international economics Heidelberg U., spring 1966.
Consultant Government India, 1963. United States delegate Colombo Plan Conference, Karachi, Pakistan, 1952, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Baguio, Philippines, 1960. Consultant technical assistance-international health Agency for International Development.
Member United States Council International Health, since 1971. Principal investigator National Commision on Materials Policy, 1972-1973, National Science Foundation resch.project on foreign demand for raw materials, since 1975. Member commission on resources and the environment NAS, 1973-1975.
Exchange scientist Council Science and Industrial Research(India), National Science Foundation, 1971, 72. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1976, 77. Faculty Semester at Sea, International Institute Seaboard Education, fall 1984-1985.
(Historical half-century look at world wheat problem, with...)
Member American Economics Association, American Farm Economics Association, Association Asian Studies, AsiaSoc., Society International Development, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Museum M C.
Married Josephine J. Orenstein, February 26, 1950 (deceased 1965). Children: Bruce, Roxanne, Ronald. Married Gloria B. Balaban, October 31, 1976 (divorced 1981).
