William Henry Dean Jr.

William Henry Dean Jr. (1910-1952) was an American economic geographer. He was the second African American to gain a PhD in economics from Harvard University.[1] His 1938 doctoral dissertation applied results from mathematics and astronomy to location theory in economic geography.[2][3]

Works

  • The theory of the geographic location of economic activities, with special reference to historical change. PhD thesis, Harvard University, 1938.

References

  1. ^ Samuel L. Myers (2017). "The Production of Black Ph.D.'s in Economics at Harvard University, 1905–1955". Review of Black Political Economy. 44 (1–2): 167–201. doi:10.1007/s12114-017-9244-2. PMC 6010050. PMID 29937590.
  2. ^ Julian Ellison (1991). "Celestial Mechanics and the Location Theory of William H. Dean Jr., 1930-52". The American Economic Review. 81 (2): 315–317. JSTOR 2006877.
  3. ^ Louis P. Cain (1985). "William Dean's Theory of Urban Growth: Chicago's Commerce and Industry, 1854-1871". The Journal of Economic History. 45 (2): 241–249. doi:10.1017/S002205070003391X. JSTOR 2121691.


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