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Jeremiah Whipple Jenks (1856–1929) was an American economist, educator, and Professor at the Cornell University. == Biography == Born at Saint Clair, Michigan. Jenks graduated from the University of Michigan in 1878, studied for several years in Germany, taking his doctorate from the University of Halle in 1885. After his return to the United States, studied law and was admitted to the bar. Jenks held professorships at both Cornell University (1891–1912) as member of the President White School of History and Political Science and New York University (1912 onward). Jenks was a member of the U.S. Commission on International Exchange. He was appointed in 1907 a member of the United States Immigration Commission. Jenks advised the governments of Mexico, Nicaragua, Germany and China on matters of financial policy, visiting Peking in 1904. He was also an active member of the National Civic Federation where in 1908 he helped to draft a bill to amend the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Although that bill was ultimately unsuccessful, Jenks also sat on the four-man committee headed by John Bates Clark which drafted a preliminary version of the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act. Jenks was recognized with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1926. Today, he is also remembered for his association with Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeremiah Jenks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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