Earl J. Hamilton
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Earl J. Hamilton was an American
historian
, one of the founders of economic history
, and a prominent hispanist
.
He was married to Gladys Dallas Hamilton, and had one daughter, Sita Hamilton. Earl and Gladys did extensive research on the economic history of Spain.
He was professor of Duke University
from 1927 to 1944; Northwestern University
from 1944 to 1947, and University of Chicago
from 1947 to 1967. The State University of New York
appointed him Distinguished Professor of Economic History (1966–1969). Editor of Journal of Political Economy
for seven years. President of Economic History Association
(1951–1952).
His major contribution was the history of prices in colonial Spain: the concept of Price Revolution
in 16th century. The work of Hamilton was coincident intellectually with keynesianism and contemporary crisis of 1929.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, one of the founders of economic history
Economic history
Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...
, and a prominent hispanist
Hispanist
A Hispanist is a scholar specialising in Hispanic studies, that is Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization, and by extension, Basque, Catalan and Galician....
.
He was married to Gladys Dallas Hamilton, and had one daughter, Sita Hamilton. Earl and Gladys did extensive research on the economic history of Spain.
He was professor of Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
from 1927 to 1944; Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
from 1944 to 1947, and University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
from 1947 to 1967. The State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
appointed him Distinguished Professor of Economic History (1966–1969). Editor of Journal of Political Economy
Journal of Political Economy
The Journal of Political Economy is an academic journal run by economists at the University of Chicago and published every two months by the University of Chicago Press. The journal publishes articles in both theoretical economics and empirical economics...
for seven years. President of Economic History Association
Economic History Association
Economic History Association is an organization founded in 1940, dedicated to "encourage and promote teaching, research, and publication on every phase of economic history, broadly defined"....
(1951–1952).
His major contribution was the history of prices in colonial Spain: the concept of Price Revolution
Price revolution
Used generally to describe a series of economic events from the second half of the 15th century to the first half of the 17th, the price revolution refers most specifically to the relatively high rate of inflation that characterized the period across Western Europe, with prices on average rising...
in 16th century. The work of Hamilton was coincident intellectually with keynesianism and contemporary crisis of 1929.
Works
- American Treasure and the Price Revolution in Spain, 1501-1650 Harvard Economic Studies, 43. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1934.
- Money, prices and wages in Valencia, Aragon and Navarre, 1351-1500 Cambridge, Mass., 1936
- War and Prices in Spain, 1651-1800 Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 1947
External links
- Earl J. Hamilton Papers on the Economic History of Spain 1351-1830 Duke University.
- Hamilton Collection in the History of Economics University of Chicago.
- Biography of Earl J. Hamilton Asociación Española de Historia Económica.