Davis, John H. 1904-1988
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Name (Latin)
Davis, John H. 1904-1988
Name (Arabic)
ديفيز، جون ه.، 1904-
Other forms of name
Davis, John Herbert, 1904-
Davis, John H. (John Herbert), 1904-
Date of birth
1904
Date of death
1988
Field of activity
Agriculture--Economic aspects
Occupation
Agricultural economists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- A concept of agribusiness, 1957:t.p. (John H. Davis)
- National Agricultural Library WWW site, viewed May 19, 2015(John Herbert Davis (1904-1988); worked as an agricultural economist with several U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administrations beginning in 1936, including the Resettlement Administration, the Farm Security Administration, and the Farm Credit Administration; from 1942-1944, served as the chief of the Wheat Section, Grain Division of the Commodity Credit Corporation; after working outside of USDA for several years, returned to USDA in 1953 as the president/director of the Commodity Credit Corporation; in June 1953 became the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, initially responsible for commodity marketing and adjustment activities, and then responsible for the Foreign Agricultural Service and Agricultural Marketing Service; from 1957 to 1959 he served as a consultant in the Foreign Agricultural Service, the commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and as vice chairman of the Board of Trustees and director of the New York Office of the American University of Beirut)
- OCLC, Apr. 22, 1997(hdg.: Davis, John Herbert, 1904-; usage: John H. Davis)
- SSDI, viewed May 19, 2015(John H. Davis; b. Oct. 5, 1904; d. Feb. 28, 1988; last residence: Washington, D.C.)
- السلام المراوغ, 1970: