Hollis B. Chenery

Hollis Burnley Chenery January 6, 1918 – September 1, 1994 was an American economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of development economics.

Early life

Chenery was born in Richmond, son of Christopher Chenery, a businessman as well as horseman. He was educated in Virginia, Pelham Manor, New York & at the University of Arizona BSc Mathematics, 1939, the University of Oklahoma BSc Engineering, 1941, as well as California Institute of Technology MSc Engineering, 1943. He served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. After the war he earned degrees from the University of Virginia MA Economics, 1947 and Harvard University PhD Economics, 1950. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Engineering Bases of Economic Analysis, was calculation under the domination of Wassily Leontief.