Leland Hamilton Jenks (April 10, 1892 – February 1, 1976) was an American economic historian, Professor of economics and sociology at

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, and Professor at

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, where he taught economic history. He is known for his work on the economic history of the migration of British capital and of the American railroad in the 19th century.

Biography

Born in

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to Wilbur Simpson Jenks and May Hamilton, Jenks received his AB at the

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in 1913 and his A.M. from the

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in 1914. In the year 1920/21 he studies at the

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, and in 1927 received his PhD from

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. From 1919 to 1920 he was Assistant Professor of History and Political and Social Science at

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, before his year in London. Back in the States he became Associate Professor of History and Social and Economic Institutions at

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. In 1926 he was appointed Professor of History at

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, before moving to the

, where in 1930 he was appointed Professor of Social Institutions. He was awarded a

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in 1936.

Selected publications

* Jenks, Leland Hamilton. ''The migration of British capital to 1875.'' Nelson, 1927; 1963. * Jenks, Leland Hamilton. ''Our Cuban Colony: A Study in Sugar.'' Scholarly Press, 1928; 1972. Articles, a selection: * Jenks, Leland H. "Railroads as an economic force in American development." ''The Journal of Economic History'' 4.01 (1944): 1-20. * Jenks, Leland H. "Role structure of entrepreneurial personality." ''Change and the Entrepreneur: Postulates and Patterns for Entrepreneurial History'' (1949): 108–152. * Jenks, Leland H. "Early phases of the management movement." ''Administrative Science Quarterly'' (1960): 421–447. * Jenks, Leland H. "Approaches to entrepreneurial personality." ''Explorations in enterprise'' (1965): 80–92.

References

External links

Leland H. Jenks Papers - Princeton University Library
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