BURNS, ARTHUR FRANK

1904–87, American economist, b. Austria, grad. Columbia Univ. (A.B., 1925; A.M., 1925; Ph.D., 1934). He taught economics at Rutgers Univ. (1927–44), and then joined (1944) the faculty of Columbia, where he became John Bates Clark professor of economics in 1959. A member of the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1933, he was director of research (1945–53) and president (1957–67) of that organization. Under President Eisenhower, Burns was chairman (1953–56) of the Council of Economic Advisers. He returned to government service as economic counselor (1969–70) to President Nixon. As chairman (1970–78) of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, he advocated fiscal and monetary restraint. He later (1981–85) served as ambassador to West Germany.

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The Trials of Anthony Burns: Freedom and Slavery in Emerson's Boston
Book by Albert J. Von Frank; Harvard University Press, 1999
Subjects: Antislavery Movements--Massachusetts--Boston, Boston (Mass.)--Race Relations, Burns, Anthony--1834-1862--Trials, Litigation, Etc, Emerson, Ralph Waldo--1803-1882, Fugitive Slaves--Legal Status, Laws, Etc--Massachusetts--Boston
...TRIALS OF ANTHONY BURNS FREEDOM AND...ALBERT J. VON FRANK HARVARD UNIVERSITY...Von Albert J. Frank The trials of Anthony Burns: freedom and slavery...Albert J. von Frank. p. cm. Includes...0-674-90850-3 pbk. 1. Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862...
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Taking the Curtain Call: The Life and Letters of Henry Arthur Jones
Book by Doris Arthur Jones; The Macmillan Company, 1930
Subjects: Fiction, Jones, Henry Arthur--1851-1929
...CALL THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF HENRY ARTHUR JONES THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK...COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED TORONTO HENRY ARTHUR JONES AT 74 By courtesy of Messrs...CALL THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF HENRY ARTHUR JONES BY DORIS ARTHUR JONES "Endurance...
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Burns: A Study of the Poems and Songs
Book by Thomas Crawford; Stanford University Press, 1960
Subjects: Burns, Robert--1759-1796
...reads "Oh! but for heaven and interposing friends. . . ." When Burns turned to song again towards the end of the Lochlie period...models--perhaps of those in his old school reading-book, Arthur Masson Collection of English Prose and Verse , or else of...
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Pride and Passion: Robert Burns, 1759-1796
Book by Delancey Ferguson; Oxford University Press, 1939
Subjects: Burns, Robert--1759-1796
...friendship, there should be any reserve? Such topics point to Burns as their propounder, as do some of the Clubs rules. The one...Every man proper for a member of this society must have a frank, honest, open heart; above anything dirty or mean; and must...
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Woman from Spillertown: A Memoir of Agnes Burns Wieck
Book by David Thoreau Wieck; Southern Illinois University Press, 1992
Subjects: Coal Miners--Labor Unions--Illinois--History, Labor Unions--United States--Biography, Labor Unions--United States--Officials And Employees--Biography, Wieck, Agnes Burns--1892-1966, Women's Rights--Illinois--History
...To name the most helpful: The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library...for publication. The Agnes Burns Wieck papers will be accessible...appears a brief biography of Agnes Burns Wieck. I am obliged to note...particular reason to remember Agnes Burns Wieck. On the day of that Springfield...
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journal articles on: Burns Arthur Frank  - 270 results

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Alan Burns: An Introduction
Journal article by David W. Madden; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 17, 1997
Subjects: Authors, English--20th century, Burns, Alan--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Experimental fiction--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...entitled "Gangster," examines the experiences of a convict named Frank Cook who has spent most of his adult life in prison. At age...Dictionary," a portion of which is also presented in this issue, Burns sent me with the explanation that it "is my real voice, the...
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"I'm Not a Dime a Dozen! I Am Willy Loman!": The Significance of Names and Numbers in Death of a Salesman
Journal article by Frank Ardolino; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 2002
Subjects: Death of a Salesman (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Drama--Psychological aspects, Miller, Arthur--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Names--Psychological aspects, Numbers, Real--Psychological aspects
...discussion of the various ways Arthur Miller uses demotic language...WORKS CITED Ardolino, Frank. "Millers Poetic Use...Century Interpretations of Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman...Press, 1990. Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman...Penguin, 1967. 250-58. Frank Ardolino, Ph.D...
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Like Father, like Sons: Miller's Negative Use of Sports Imagery in Death of a Salesman
Journal article by Frank Ardolino; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 25, 2004
Subjects: Death of a Salesman (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Miller, Arthur--Criticism and interpretation
...Salesman will be from Arthur Miller, Death of...In addition, Biff burns his cherished sneakers...Cited Ardolino, Frank. "Im not a Dime a...1990. Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman...391-407. Shelton, Frank. "Sports and the...1979): 120-28. Frank Ardolino, Ph.D...
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Annual Bibliography of Works about Life Writing, 2002-2003
Journal article by Phyllis E. Wachter, William Todd Schultz; Biography, Vol. 26, 2003
Subjects: American Psychoanalytic Association--Bibliography, Anzaldua, Gloria--Bibliography, Ashe, Arthur--Bibliography, Black, Conrad--Bibliography, Books--Bibliography, Chicago, Judy--Bibliography, Clutha, Janet Paterson Frame--Bibliography, Douglass, Frederick--Bibliography, Doyle, Arthur Conan--Bibliography, Harvard University--Bibliography, Hurston, Zora Neale--Bibliography, Johnson, James Weldon--Bibliography, Jung, Carl Gustav--Bibliography, Kempe, Margery--Bibliography, Love, Nat--Bibliography, Madison, James--Bibliography, Modern Language Association of America--Bibliography, Stein, Gertrude--Bibliography, Women's Social and Political Union--Bibliography, Woolf, Virginia--Bibliography
...Bernard, Catherine A. "Anne Frank: The Cultivation of the...selections. Bradley, Arthur, and Alan Rawes, eds...Lockharts Biographies of Burns and Scott." 93-108...World War I. Trommler, Frank. "Stalingrad, Hiroshima...Anita Hill. Bochner, Arthur P., and Carolyn Ellis...
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A Century Lost: The End of the Originalism Debate
Journal article by Eric J. Segall; Constitutional Commentary, 1998
Subjects: Constitutional law--Philosophy, Judicial activism--Philosophy, Judicial restraint--Philosophy, Machen, Arthur W.--Philosophy, Scalia, Antonin--Philosophy
...Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, 425 U.S. 748 (1976); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976); Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989...Brown v. Board of Education, 38 Miss. L.J. 248 (1967); John P. Frank and Robert F. Munro, The Original Understanding of "Equal Protection...
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magazine articles on: Burns Arthur Frank  - 66 results

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1.
Taming the Elephant: An Introduction to California's Statehood and Constitutional Era
Magazine article by John F. Burns; California History, Winter 2003
Subjects: American westward expansion, California--History, Gold--Discovery and exploration, Precious metal products
...1850 (Glendale, Calif.: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1963). Little...T. Towers, 1850), 3. (5.) Frank Marryat, Mountains and Molehills...Metropolitan Destiny, ed. John F. Burns (Carlsbad, Calif.: Heritage...Browne, Debates, 18. JOHN F. BURNS is history and social science...
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Unsung Heroines: Contributions of Selected Early Twentieth-Century Women to American Piano Pedagogy
Magazine article by Debra Brubaker Burns, Anita Jackson, Connie Arrau Sturm; American Music Teacher, Vol. 52, December 2002
Subjects: Pianists--Appreciation, Pianists--History, Piano music--History, Women musicians--Appreciation, Women musicians--History
...her long-time residence in the United States. (13.) Loesser, Arthur. Men, Women, and Pianos: A Social History (New York: Simon and...about the school, see www.diller-quaile.org. Debra Brubaker Burns, a professor at Patten College in Oakland, California, earned...
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Broken Flags of Ireland
Magazine article by Chris Arthur; Contemporary Review, Vol. 289, Autumn 2007
Subjects: A Child's Religion (Essay)--Criticism and interpretation, Cary, Joyce--Works, Composition (Language arts)--Personal narratives, Flags--Etymology, Ireland--Social aspects, Sailors--Terminology, Women authors--Works, Women writers--Works
...Flags of Ireland. by Chris Arthur ITS easy to think that...that giftie for which Robert Burns famously petitioned some Powr...tangible completion exerted its own frank magnetism. As a boy, the trowel...of sanity and humanity. Chris Arthur is author of Irish Nocturnes...
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The Best of 1998
Magazine article by Dave Hickey, Lisa Liebmann, Peter Plagens, Wayne Koestenbaum, Robert Rosenblum, A.M. Homes, Mayer Rus, Ronald Jones, Thomas Frank, Louisa Buck, Diedrich Diederichsen, David Rimanelli; Artforum International, Vol. 37, December 1998
Subjects: Art, Modern--Evaluation, Art--Exhibitions
...seem to synthesize the organic forms of Frank Lloyd Wright (for whom Smith worked in...the Arts, Columbia University. Thomas Frank 1 Kawasaki Ninja (Le Marais, Paris) I...pictures of Ernest Hemingway. Thomas Frank is editor of The Baffler and a frequent...
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Shocked, Shocked! Enronian Myths Exposed
Magazine article by Thomas Frank; The Nation, Vol. 274, April 8, 2002
Subjects: Bankruptcy--Cases, Energy industries--Finance, Energy industry--Finance, Enron Corp.--Finance
...Myths Exposed. by THOMAS FRANK ENRON, ONCE THE NEW ECONOMYS...could. Then it was the turn of Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm...website called Laydoff.com, which burns with the outrage of the wrongfully...be in death as well. Thomas Frank is editor of The Baffler and...
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newspaper articles on: Burns Arthur Frank  - 115 results

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Boxing: ALEX SURVIVES A BURNS FRIGHT
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), February 19, 2006
...have to speak to Frank Warren first...him every day!" Arthur seemed content...distance, although Burns sneaked in a left...two landed by Burns in the ninth was a stark warning Arthur still had a battle...does." No fears: Arthur takes a fierce punch from Burns but it wasnt enough...
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Boxing: If Ricky's Too Nervous to Meet Me Now What State Will He Be in for the Fight on Saturday? BOXING: BIG FIGHT COUNTDOWN Arthur's Jibe at Burns No-Show
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 17, 2006
...Ill be close enough to work on his ribs." Arthur was speaking inside the ground of his boyhood...Richard Maynard said: "Alexs promoter, Frank Warren, is working on a world title chance...disappointing he hasnt bothered to turn up." Burns manager, Alex Morrison claimed the contenders...
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Boxing: Burns Will Get Mean on Misers
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 8, 2007
...remember being with him once for lunch when Frank had his wallet stolen. "When I asked him...such thing as travel sickness afflicting Burns as he aims to become the fourth Scot in...was in Edinburgh against fellow Scot Alex Arthur. And the best way to learn from that mistake...
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Boxing: END OF WORLD; EXCLUSIVE Arthur Bid on Hold as Warren Looks after the Big Guns
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), September 3, 2006
...his turn while promoter Frank Warren focuses on Clinton...Warren suggested that Arthur, the European and Commonwealth...hes since beaten Ricky Burns and Sergey Gulyakevich...me PACKING A PUNCH: Alex Arthur PROMOTER: Frank Warren
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BOXING: ONLY AN EXCUSE; Frustrated Arthur Has Had Three Refusals of a Rematch by Gomez
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), December 15, 2005
...fighter by manager Frank Maloney yesterday when...avoid any slip-ups when Arthur puts his triple crown...against the up and coming Burns. Maloney said: "There...deal BIG HITTERS: Alex Arthur, left, meets next rival Ricky Burns with Willie Limond...
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encyclopedia articles on: Burns Arthur Frank  - 3 results

 
 
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Burns, Arthur Frank
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BURNS, ARTHUR FRANK 1904 87, American economist, b. Austria, grad. Columbia Univ. (A.B...and president (1957 67) of that organization. Under President Eisenhower, Burns was chairman (1953 56) of the Council of Economic Advisers. He returned...
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Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Cherenkov Igor Y. Tamm Ilya M. Frank Joshua Lederberg G. W. Beadle...Owen Chamberlain Severo Ochoa Arthur Kornberg Salvatore Quasimodo...Childrens Emergency Fund Robert Burns Woodward Richard Phillips Feynman...Hoffmann Nicolaas Bloembergen Arthur Schawlow Kai M. Siegbahn Roger...
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English Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Oscar Wilde and the comic operettas of W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan were perhaps the brightest achievements of 19th-century...a variety of excellent critics, including William Empson , Frank Kermode , and F. R. Leavis . The period was also marked...


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