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Devons is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ely Devons (1913–1967), British economist *Samuel Devons Samuel Devons FRS (30 September 1914 – 6 December 2006) was a British physicist and science historian. Biography Devons, son of a Lithuanian immigrant, David Isaac Devons 1881-1926 and Edith Edelston from York 1891-1938 Sam was born in ... (1914–2006), British physicist {{Short pages monitor ...
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Ely Devons
Ely Devons (29 July 1913 – 28 December 1967), an economist and statistician, was born in Bangor, Gwynedd North Wales, lived most of his life in Manchester and died after a long illness at St Thomas Hospital in London. He was survived by his wife, the concert pianist Estelle Wine, and their three children. His father was a rabbi from Lithuania, while scientist Samuel Devons was his brother. Life As a child Devons’ family moved throughout Britain and he was schooled at Hanley High School, Portsmouth Grammar School, and North Manchester Grammar School.Alec Cairncross, ‘Devons, Ely (1913–1967)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004) . From 1931 to 1934, Devons attended the Victoria University of Manchester where he read Economics, Politics and Modern History and would graduate with first class honours. After graduating he received a research fellowship to undertake an MA specialising in Economics and produced a well-received thesis on productivity that ...
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