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unusual facts about Frederic W. Galbraith



Catherine Galbraith

Catherine Galbraith (née Catherine Merriam Atwater; January 19, 1913 – October 1, 2008) was an American author who was the wife of economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith, and the mother of four sons: diplomat and political analyst, Peter W. Galbraith, economist James K. Galbraith, attorney J. Alan Galbraith, and Douglas Galbraith who died in childhood of leukemia.

Criticisms of neoclassical economics

James K. Galbraith on his article A contribution on the state of economics in France and the world asks himself: "Is there anything missing even from the hotly contested domains of modern mainstream economics?"

Frederic Lincoln

Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. (1898–1968), American member of Rockefeller family

Frederic W. Boatwright

Earl Hamner, creator of the hit CBS-TV series The Waltons, attended Richmond College during Boatwright's tenure, and named the fictional Boatwright University where the character of John-Boy Walton attended college after him.

In 1914, under Dr. Boatwright's leadership, the College moved from the Fan district of downtown Richmond to its current West End campus.

J. K. Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Canadian economist and public official

James K. Galbraith

In 2009, he joined the project for Soldiers of Peace, a documentary for global peace and against all wars, which has won various awards in film festivals.

Jeffrey Amestoy

On January 10, 1997, Governor Howard Dean appointed Amestoy to the Vermont Supreme Court, following the retirement of Chief Justice Frederic W. Allen.

Little Crow

The agent in charge, Thomas J. Galbraith, ordered defending troops not to shoot and called for a council.

Northport, Michigan

The second commander of the American Legion, war hero and businessman Frederic W. Galbraith, maintained a summer home in Northport during the 1910s and early 1920s.

President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

He mentioned James K. Galbraith, Larry Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute, Dean Baker, and Jared Bernstein as progressive economists who might be suitable for the board.

The Culture of Contentment

The Culture of Contentment is an essay by economist John K. Galbraith, analyzing the situation of the Western industrial world, which was first published in 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

W. R. Galbraith

Hockley Railway Viaduct as part of the Winchester Cheshill branch of the LSWR in 1891.

William Galbraith

William E. Galbraith (born 1922), National Commander of the American Legion


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