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Died
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Darke County, United States
Nationality
Languages
English
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Zodiac Sign
♎ Libra
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Name Origin
English < Hebrew (יוֹחָנָן)
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John R. Commons: American economist and historian (1862–1945).
Born in Darke County (died at age 82).
Recipient of the Labor Hall of Honor.
Studied at Johns Hopkins University.
AWARDS (1)
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Labor Hall of Honor
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Biography
John Rogers Commons was an American institutional economist, Georgist, progressive and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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