William La Varre

Background

Varre, William La was born on August 4, 1898 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Johanne and Lelia Goddin (Haynes) La Varre.

Education

Student, Townsend Harris Hall, New York, 1916. Columbua University extension and special student, Harvard University.

Career

Economics explorer of South America for gold, diamonds, oil and minerals, 1920-1927; public newspapers president, Piedmont Press Association, 1928-1930; various trips through Latin American for newspapers articles, North America Newspaper Alliance, Consolidated News Features, others, 1933-1938; managing director, president, Pan American Press, from 1939; executive Latim-American specialist, chief, American Republucs unit, unites states department Commerce, 1941-1943; director research and information, Rubber Development Corporation, Reconstrn. Finance Corporation, South America, 1943. Director American Foreign Svc.

Council, Washington, from 1944. Consultant Economics Cooperative Administration, from 1950.

Achievements

• William Louisiana Varre has been listed as a notable economic geographer, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Up The Mazaruni For Diamonds FACSIMILE

    (High Quality FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: :La Varre, William, ...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for diamonds

    (Up the Mazaruni for diamonds This book, "Up the Mazaruni ...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds

    (Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this clas...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds (Classic Reprint)

    (La Varre is adventuring in the right spirit His diamond h...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for diamonds

    (This book was digitized and reprinted from the collection...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Up the Mazaruni for diamonds 1919 Hardcover

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 200. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)

  • Gold, diamonds and orchids

    (NY 1935 1st Revell. Hardcover. Travel along Amazon River ...)

  • Johnny Round the World

Membership

FDellow American Geography Society, Royal Geography Society (England), Harvard Club, University Club. M C.

Connections

Married Alice Lucille Elliott, July 27, 1927. 1 child, Yvette (Mistress William Worth Graham III).

Father:

William Johanne Varre

Mother:

Lelia Goddin (Haynes) La Varre

Spouse:

Alice Lucille Elliott

child:

Yvette Varre (Mistress William Worth Graham III)