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William Henry Dean Jr. (1910-1952) was an American economic geographer. He was the second African American to gain a PhD in economics from Harvard University. His 1938 doctoral dissertation applied results from mathematics and astronomy to location theory in economic geography.

Works

• The theory of the geographic location of economic activities, with special reference to historical change. PhD thesis, Harvard University, 1938.

References

1. Samuel L. Myers (2017). "The Production of Black Ph.D.'s in Economics at Harvard University, 1905–1955". Review of Black Political Economy. 44 (1–2): 167–201. doi:10.1007/s12114-017-9244-2. PMC 6010050. PMID 29937590.
2. Julian Ellison (1991). "Celestial Mechanics and the Location Theory of William H. Dean Jr., 1930-52". The American Economic Review. 81 (2): 315–317. JSTOR 2006877.
3. Louis P. Cain (1985). "William Dean's Theory of Urban Growth: Chicago's Commerce and Industry, 1854-1871". The Journal of Economic History. 45 (2): 241–249. doi:10.1017/S002205070003391X. JSTOR 2121691.

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