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Franklin Ho
何廉
Born1895 (1895)
DiedJuly 5, 1975(1975-07-05) (aged 79–80)[1]
EducationPomona College, 1923
Yale University, after 1923

Franklin Lien Ho (Chinese: 何廉, 1895–1975) was a Chinese economist influential in the Republic of China. He was the director of the Political Department of the Cabinet and later the Vice Minister of Economic Affairs. He was also director general of the Agricultural Credit Administration. He founded the economics department at Nankai University and later served as the university's acting president in 1947 and 1948. He then emigrated to the United States and joined the faculty of Columbia University, retiring in 1960.[2][1][3] Ho was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 1962.[4]

Ho was born in Hunan province, China, and attended college in the United States, graduating from Pomona College in 1923[1] and later from Yale University. He died in New York City.

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  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Franklin Ho, Economist, Dies". The New York Times. 1975-07-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. ^ 顾明远总主编 (August 2015). 中国教育大系 历代教育名人志 (in Chinese). 武汉:湖北教育出版社. p. 697. ISBN 978-7-5564-0813-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ 王晓天, 王国宇主编 (June 2013). 湖南古今人物辞典 (in Chinese). 长沙:湖南人民出版社. p. 923. ISBN 978-7-5438-9239-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ^ "L. Ho". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 15 June 2021.