Background
Abraham, William Israel was born on March 3, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin Abraham and Mary Shenker.
economist international advisor statistician
Abraham, William Israel was born on March 3, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin Abraham and Mary Shenker.
Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, 1940; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.
Statistician, United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1946-1961;
professor economics, New York University, New York City, 1961-1974. Visiting professor Yale University, New Haven, 1965. Ford Foundation visiting advisor U. Singapore, 1970.
Economics advisor, institute associate Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts and overseas. Foreign advisor, consultant, project manager various counties in Latin American, Asia, Africa, Bangladesh, 1983-1985,Bolivia, 1987, Sri Lanka, 1987-1988, People's Republican China, 1988, Malaysia, 1989. Consultant Agency for International Development, 1962-1967, National Planning Association, 1963-1965, United States Census Bureau, 1967, World Bank, United Nations, United Nations Development Progressive, Asian Development Bank.
With Signal Corp, Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, Association Former International Civil Servants (west coast correspondent), Highlands Country Club (membership committee 1990, 91), Commonwealth Club California, City Commons Club Berkeley (president 1994).
Married Janet Elizabeth Margaret Cole, May 29, 1945. Children: Stephen Benjamin, Roger Douglas, Susan Edith, Charles Raymond.