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Title: Douglas Seymour Paauw Collection, 1951-1975

ID: COLL/189

Creator: Paauw, Douglas Seymour (1921-)

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Arrangement: Folder level description

Professor of economics at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Papers, including articles and speeches on the subjects of economics, finance, Asia, China, and Indonesia.

Douglas Seymour Paauw was born in Stevens, Minnesota on December 13, 1921. He received his B.A. degree from Calvin College and his M.A., Ph.D. from Harvard University. Paauw married Helen Kathleen Horan on September 10, 1948. He worked as a developmental economist and worked with government planning associations. Paauw's work allowed him and his family the unique opportunity to live in interesting locations like Indonesia and the Philippines. Paauw eventually moved to the United States and settled in Detroit, Michigan where he accepted the position of Chairman of the Economics Department at Wayne State University. Douglas Seymour Paauw reached the status of Professor Emeritus of Economics.