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David Saul Landes (April 29, 1924 – August 17, 2013) was a professor of economics and of history at Harvard University.[1] He is the author of Bankers and Pashas, Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties.[2] Such works have received both praise for detailed retelling of economic history, as well as scorn on charges of Eurocentrism, a charge he openly embraced, arguing that an explanation for an economic miracle that happened originally only in Europe must of necessity be a Eurocentric analysis.
Career
Landes earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1953 and a B.A. from City College of New York in 1942.[3] While he waited his call up to serve in World War II, Landes studied cryptanalysis. He was assigned to the Signal Corps where he worked on deciphering coded Japanese messages.[4]
Historian Niall Ferguson called him one of his "most revered mentors".[5]
Landes was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[6] the United States National Academy of Sciences,[7] and the American Philosophical Society.[8]
His son Richard Landes is a historian and author.[9]
Works
- Landes, David S. (2007). Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-03338-6.
- Landes, David S. (1998). The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-04017-8.
- Landes, David S. (1983). Revolution in Time. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-00282-2.
- Landes, David. S. (1969). The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present. Cambridge, New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-09418-6.
- Landes, David S., Bankers and Pashas: International Finance and Economic Imperialism in Egypt (1958) [1]
See also
References
- ^ "David Landes In Memoriam (1924–2013)". Harvard University. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
- ^ Morris, Charles (29 October 2006). "Dynasties – By David S. Landes – Books - Review – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Douglas Martin (7 September 2013). "David S. Landes, Historian and Author, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times.
- ^ Douglas Martin (7 September 2013). "David S. Landes, Historian and Author, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times.
- ^ "Niall Ferguson". 29 May 2011.
- ^ "David Saul Landes". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "David S. Landes". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ Douglas Martin (7 September 2013). "David S. Landes, Historian and Author, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times.
External links
- Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
- Landes, David S. (2006). "Why Europe and the West? Why Not China?". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 20 (2): 3–22. doi:10.1257/jep.20.2.3.