Edwin Griswold Nourse
Edwin Nourse | |
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Nourse (second from right) at the White House in July 1949 | |
| 1st Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office August 9, 1946 – November 1, 1949 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Leon Keyserling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1883 Lockport, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1974 (aged 90) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Illinois Institute of Technology Cornell University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
Edwin Griswold Nourse (May 20, 1883 – April 7, 1974) was an American economist who served as the first chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1946 to 1949.