George Frederick Warren Jr.

George Frederick Warren Jr.
Born(1874-02-16)February 16, 1874
Clay County, Nebraska, US
DiedMay 24, 1938(1938-05-24) (aged 64)
Ithaca, New York, US
Resting placeEast Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca, New York
EducationPh.D., 1905, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

George Frederick Warren Jr. (February 16, 1874 – May 24, 1938) was an agricultural economist who became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was (according to Liaquat Ahamed[1]) central to Roosevelt's momentous decision to take the United States off the gold standard.

Warren published extensively; the published works included in this stub are only a part of what is in WorldCat.

His papers[2] are archived at the Mann Library at Cornell University. A short biography appears at nebraskaauthors.org.[3] His picture appeared on the cover of Time on November 27, 1933.[4]

  1. ^ "Why We Left The Gold Standard". NPR.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "George F. Warren papers - Cornell University Library Catalog". newcatalog.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "George Frederick Warren | Nebraska Authors". nebraskaauthors.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "George Frederick Warren". Time. November 27, 1933. Retrieved February 1, 2022.