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University of Chicago Staff, 1939-1955

*Staff lists are taken from Cowles Commission Research Reports, 1939–1955

Cowles Commission Report, 1939

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Director of Research: Theodore O. Yntema
Research Staff: Edward N. Chapman ♦ Forrest Danson ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean ♦ Herbert E. Jones ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Francis McIntyre ♦ Jacob L. Mosak
Advisory Council: Arthur L. Bowley ♦ Irving Fisher ♦ Ragnar Frisch ♦ Wesley C. Mitchell ♦ Carl Snyder ♦ Jacob Viner


Report for 1940

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Director of Research: Theodore O. Yntema
Research Staff: Edward N. Chapman ♦ Forrest Danson ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean ♦ Herbert E. Jones ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Jacob L. Mosak ♦ John H. Smith
Advisory Council: Arthur L. Bowley ♦ Irving Fisher ♦ Ragnar Frisch ♦ Wesley C. Mitchell ♦ Carl Snyder ♦ Jacob Viner


Report for 1941

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Director of Research: Theodore O. Yntema
Research Staff: Forrest Danson ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Jacob L. Mosak
Advisory Council: Arthur L. Bowley ♦ Irving Fisher ♦ Ragnar Frisch ♦ Wesley C. Mitchell ♦ Carl Snyder ♦ Jacob Viner


Report for 1942

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Director of Research: Jacob Marschak
Research Staff: Forrest Danson ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ George Katona ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Jacob L. Mosak ♦ Theodore O. Yntema
Advisory Council: Arthur L. Bowley ♦ Irving Fisher ♦ Ragnar Frisch ♦ Wesley C. Mitchell ♦ Carl Snyder ♦ Jacob Viner


Report for 1943

President: Alfred: Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Jacob Marschak
Research Associates: William H. Andrews ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ George Katona ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Jacob L. Mosak ♦ Theodore O. Yntema
Research Assistants: Herman Rubin ♦ Sami Tekiner
Advisory Council: Arthur L. Bowley ♦ Irving Fisher ♦ Ragnar Frisch ♦ Wesley C. Mitchell ♦ Carl Snyder ♦ Jacob Viner


Report for 1944

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Jacob Marschak
Research Associates: Harold T. Davis ♦ Joel Dean (Inactive for duration) ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans ♦ Oscar Lange ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ H. Gregg Lewis (Inactive for duration) ♦ Jacob L. Mosak (Inactive for duration) ♦ Theodore O. Yntema (Inactive for duration)
Advisory Council: Walter Bartky ♦ Garfield V. Cox ♦ Simeon E. Leland ♦ Theodore W. Schultz ♦ Jacob Viner ♦ Louis Wirth


Report for 1945

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Jacob Marschak
Research Associates: Theodore W. Anderson, Jr. ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans ♦ Dickson H. Leavens
Research Assistants: Marianne Abeles ♦ Roy B. Leipnik ♦ Sami Tekiner
Research Consultants: Harold T. Davis ♦ M.A. Girshick ♦ Albert G. Hart ♦ H. Gregg Lewis
Advisory Council: Walter Bartky ♦ Garfield V. Cox ♦ Neil H. Jacoby ♦ Simeon E. Leland ♦ Theodore W. Schultz ♦ Jacob Viner


Five-Year Report, 1942-1946

President: Alfred: Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Jacob Marschak
Research Associates: Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Edward Boorstein ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans ♦ Dickson H. Leavens ♦ Don Patinkin ♦ George Perazich ♦ Herman Rubin ♦ Sam H. Schurr
Research Assistants: Marianne Abeles ♦ Gershon Cooper ♦ Barend de Vries ♦ Sophia Gogek ♦ Roy Bergh Leipnik ♦ Sami Tekiner
Research Consultants: T. W. Anderson, Jr. ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ M. A. Girshick ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ H. Gregg Lewis ♦ Kenneth May ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Advisory Council: Walter Bartky ♦ Garfield V. Cox ♦ Neil H. Jacoby ♦ Theodore W. Schultz ♦ Louis Wirth


Report for 1947

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Jacob Marschak
Research Associates (at end of 1947): Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Gershon Cooper ♦ Evsey D. Domar ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans ♦ Don Patinkin ♦ Sam H. Schurr
Research Assistants: Herman Chernoff ♦ Barend DeVries
Research Consultants (at end of 1947): T. W. Anderson, Jr. ♦ Edward Boorstein ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ M. A. Girshick ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Kenneth May ♦ George Perazich ♦ Herman Rubin ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Advisory Council: Walter Bartky ♦ Garfield V. Cox ♦ Philip M. Hauser ♦ Theodore W. Schultz


Report for Period January 1, 1948 – June 30, 1949

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Tjalling C. Koopmans
Assistant Director: William B. Simpson
Research Associates: Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Herman Chernoff ♦ Gershon Cooper* Nathan J. Divinsky ♦ Evsey D. Domar* ♦ Clifford Hildreth ♦ Jacob Marschak ♦ Franco Modigliani ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans Don Patinkin* ♦ Herman Rubin
Research Consultants (as of June 1949): T. W. Anderson, Jr. ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Carl N. Klahr ♦ Sam H. Schurr ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Research Assistants Stephen G. Allen, Jr. ♦ Jean Bronfenbrenner ♦ Barend DeVries ♦ Murray Gerstenhaber ♦ Arnold C. Harberger ♦ Stanley Reiter
Advisory Council: Walter Bartky ♦ Garfield V. Cox ♦ Philip M. Hauser ♦ Theodore W. Schultz
Guests: Helge Anderson ♦ Petter Jakob Bjerve ♦ Carl Christ ♦ Roger Dehem ♦ Anders Hald ♦ Andrew Marshall ♦ Alan Prest ♦ Jaakko Railo ♦ Erik Ruist ♦ John A. Sawyer ♦ Dick vanDongen Torman ♦ Jaroslav Tuzar ♦ Malcolm C. Urquhart ♦ Simon Yang

*Staff departures prior to June 30, 1949


Report for Period July 1, 1949 – June 30, 1950

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Tjalling C. Koopmans
Assistant Director: William B. Simpson
Research Associates: Herman Chernoff* ♦ Carl Christ ♦ Gerard Debreu ♦ Nathan J. Divinsky ♦ John Gurland ♦ Clifford Hildreth ♦ William C. Hood ♦ Jacob Marschak ♦ Stanley Rieter ♦ Olav ReiersØl (Research fellow)* Herman Rubin* ♦ Morton L. Slater ♦ Erling Sverdrup (Research fellow)
Research Consultants: T. W. Anderson, Jr. ♦ Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Carl N. Klahr ♦ Franco Modigliani ♦ Sam H. Schurr ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Research Assistants: (departed at the end of 1949): Stephen G. Allen ♦ Jean Bronfenbrenner ♦ Murray Gerstenhaber ♦ Harry Markowitz ♦ Arnold C. Harberger ♦ Stanley Reiter* Gerhard Stoltz
Guests: Earl F. Beach ♦ Ernest P. Billeter ♦ George H. Borts ♦ Karl Brunner ♦ Donald J. Daly ♦ Jules Leveugle ♦ Pierre Maillet ♦ David W. Slater ♦ Robert H. Strotz ♦ Jaroslav Tuzar

*Staff departures prior to June 30, 1950


19th Annual Report, 1950–1951

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Research Director: Tjalling C. Koopmans
Assistant Director: William B. Simpson
Research Associates: Carl Christ ♦ Gerard Debreu ♦ Nathan J. Divinsky* ♦ John Gurland ♦ Clifford Hildreth ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Harry Markowitz (Research fellow) ♦ Jacob Marschak ♦ Morton L. Slater ♦ Erling Sverdrup* (Research fellow) ♦ James G. C. Templeton
Research Assistants: Kirk Fox ♦ Roy Radner ♦ Gerhard Stoltz*
Research Consultants: Stephen G. Allen ♦ T. W. Anderson ♦ Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ William C. Hood ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Franco Modigliani ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Guests: Martin J. Beckmann ♦ George H. Borts ♦ Karl Brunner ♦ John Chipman ♦ Siro Lombardini ♦ Edmond Malinvaud ♦ Sten Malmquist ♦ Isamu Yamada

*Staff departures prior to June 30, 1951


Report of Research Activities, July 1, 1952 – June 30, 1954 (Biennial Report)

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Director of Research: Tjalling C. Koopmans
Acting Executive Director: Rosson L. Cardwell (July 1952 - August 1953)
Executive Director: William B. Simpson (September 1953 – June 1954)
Research Associates: Stephen G. Allen** ♦ Martin J. Beckmann ♦ Rosson L. Cardwell ♦ Gerard Debreu ♦ John Gurland* ♦ Arnold C. Harberger ♦I. N. Herstein** ♦ Clifford Hildreth*** ♦ H. S. Houthakker† ♦ Tjalling C. Koopmans ♦ Jacob Marschak ♦ C. Bartlett McGuire ♦ Richard F. Muth ♦ Roy Radner ♦ Leo Törnqvist*** ♦ Daniel Waterman* ♦ Christopher Winstein
Research Assistants: Gary Becker** ♦ Francis Bobkoski ♦ William L. Dunaway* ♦ Thomas A. Goldman ♦ Edwin Goldstein** ♦ Mark Nerlove*** ♦ Lester G. Telser ♦ Alan L. Tritter*** ♦ Jagna Zahl***
Research Consultants: Stephen G. Allen ♦ Theodore W. Anderson ♦ Kenneth J. Arrow ♦ Herman Chernoff ♦ Carl F. Christ ♦ Harold T. Davis ♦ Trygve Haavelmo ♦ Clifford Hildreth ♦ William C. Hood ♦ H. S. Houthakker ♦ Leonid Hurwicz ♦ Lawrence R. Klein ♦ Theodore S. Motzkin ♦ Herman Rubin ♦ Herbert A. Simon
Guests: Pierre F. J. Baichere ♦ Karl Henrik Borch ♦ Jacques Dreze ♦ Atle Harald Elsas ♦ Masao Fukuoka ♦ Jose Gil-Pelaez ♦ William Hamburger ♦ Herman F. Karreman ♦William E. Krelle ♦ Giovanni Mancini ♦ Rene F. Montjoie ♦Sigbert J. Prais ♦ Bertram E. Rifas ♦ Ciro Tognetti

*Staff departures before October 1, 1952.
**Departures during 1952-53
***Departures during 1953-54


July 1, 1954 – June 30, 1955*

President: Alfred Cowles 3rd
Board of Trustees: Alfred Cowles ♦ Knight C. Cowles ♦ Stephen Y. Hord ♦ Philip B. Stewart
Officers: Alfred Cowles (President and Treasurer) ♦ Philip B. Steward (Vice President) ♦ James Tobin (Vice President July 1, 1955) ♦ Rosson L. Cardwell (Secretary to June 30, 1955) ♦ Harold W. Guthrie (Secretary from July 1, 1955)
Executive Director and Acting Director of Research: Rosson L. Cardwell
Research Associates: Martin J. Beckmann ♦ Rosson L. Cardwell, Gerard Debreu, Arnold C. Harberger, Tjalling C. Koopmans (on leave from Yale University) ♦ Jacob Marschak ♦ C. B. McGuire ♦ Richard M. Muth ♦ Roy Radner
Research Assistants:  Francis Bobkoski ♦ Donald Bratton
Guests: Nicholas Kyriazidis ♦ Giovanni Mancini ♦ Rudolf Richter ♦ Ciro Tognetti

*Taken from the Report of Research Activities, July 1, 1954 – June 30, 1956