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(1924-2013) Author. David S. Landes was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1942 and taught at Columbia University from 1952 to 1958.

Full Name

David Saul Landes

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Author's Timeline

1924

BIRTH

David Saul Landes was born in the Seagate neighborhood of Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, on April 29, 1924.

1942

OTHER

Mr. Landes graduated from the City College of New York in 1942.

1952

OTHER

Mr. Landes taught at Columbia University from 1952 to 1958.

1958

LITWORK

Bankers And Pashas: International Finance And Economic Imperialism In Egypt
Harvard University Press

Nonfiction.

1966

LITWORK

The Rise Of Capitalism
Harvard University Press

Nonfiction.

1969

LITWORK

The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change And Industrial Development In Western Europe From 1750 To The Present
Cambridge University Press
052107200X / 978-0521072007
Nonfiction.

1983

LITWORK

Revolution In Time: Clocks And The Making Of The Modern World
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
0674768000 / 978-0674768000
Nonfiction.

1998

LITWORK

The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations: Why Some Are So rich And Some So Poor
W. W. Norton & Company
0393040178 / 978-0393040173
Nonfiction.

2006

LITWORK

Dynasties: Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The World's Great Family Businesses
Viking Adult
0670033383 / 978-0670033386
Nonfiction.

2013

DEATH

David S. Landes died in Haverford, Pennsylvania, on August 17, 2013.

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