F. A. Harper

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F. A. Harper
Austrian School
Alma materMichigan State University
Cornell University
InfluencesHerbert J. Davenport[1]
Leo Tolstoy

Floyd Arthur "Baldy" Harper (February 7, 1905 – April 1973) was an American

academic, economist and writer who was best known for founding the Institute for Humane Studies in 1961.[2][4]

Personal life

Baldy Harper was born and raised in Middleville, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University.[2][5] He went on to obtain a doctorate in agricultural economics from Cornell University.[1] Economist Herbert J. Davenport was influential to Harper during his time at Cornell.[1]

In 1930, Harper married Marguerite Kaechele. The couple had four children: Barbara, Harriet, Helen, and Larry.[citation needed]

Career

The

Ludwig Von Mises, Milton Friedman, and Karl Popper.[2][9] Harper served on the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education until 1958, when he became a co-director of the William Volker Fund, a position he held until 1961.[10] In the early 1960s, Harper served as a visiting professor of moral philosophy at Wabash College.[2][11] Harper is best known for founding the Institute for Humane Studies.[12] Initially he served as the Institute's secretary and treasurer. In 1965 he became the Institute's president, a position he held until his death in 1973.[13]

Institute for Humane Studies

John Hasnas lecturing at Towson University during an Institute for Humane Studies seminar

Harper founded the Institute for Humane Studies in 1961 in Menlo Park, California.[14] The Institute, which began in Harper's garage, is a non-profit organization that offers educational and career programs.

classical liberal academics, and recognition of alumni accomplishments.[18]
Initially serving as the secretary and treasurer, Harper became the Institute's president in 1966, a position he held until his death in 1973.
Arlington campus.[20]

Legacy

Mentoring a network of classical liberal scholars, building institutions, encouraging scholarship, and laying out strategy and practice for the libertarian movement is where Harper's influence is visible today.[2][21] Current Institute for Humane Studies chairman of the board Charles Koch said that Harper's book, Why Wages Rise, influenced his philosophical framework.[22] In 1978 and 1979 the Institute for Humane Studies published The Writings of F. A. Harper.[23] Koch wrote the tribute section, saying, "Of all the teachers of liberty, none was as well-beloved as Baldy, for it was he who taught the teachers and, in teaching, taught them humility and gentleness."[23]

The

Leonard E. Read and F. A. 'Baldy' Harper. The article reviews the main themes of Harper's anti-war pamphlet In Search of Peace and argues that Harper's ideas are as important and relevant today as they were in 1950.[25]

Works

Harper's magnum opus Liberty, A Path to Its Recovery explains his philosophy of libertarianism.[2][26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Poirot, Paul L (August 1979). "The Writings of F. A. Harper". The Freeman. Vol. 29, no. 8. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  2. ^
    OCLC 750831024
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  3. ^ Rothbard, Murray N (August 17, 2007). "Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP". Mises Daily.
  4. ISBN 978-0836207507
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  5. ISBN 978-0674033184
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  6. ISBN 978-1610161190
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  7. ISBN 978-0826445131
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  8. ISBN 978-0393059304
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  9. ISBN 978-1596985629
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  10. ISBN 978-0802144201
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  11. ISBN 978-1610161190.
    Poirot, Paul L (August 1979). "The Writings of F. A. Harper". The Freeman. Vol. 29, no. 8. Archived from the original
    on September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  12. ISBN 978-1932236439
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  13. ^ Poirot, Paul L (August 1979). "The Writings of F. A. Harper". The Freeman. Vol. 29, no. 8. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
    Rothbard, Murray N (August 17, 2007). "Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP". Mises Daily.
    Harper, F A (1931). F. A. Harper Papers. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Archives.
  14. ISBN 978-0-313-37754-9
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  15. ISBN 978-0914169062
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  16. ISBN 978-0060936549
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  17. ISBN 978-1610160025.
    "2012 IHS Graduate Summer Seminars". Ohio University. E. W. Scripps School of Journalism. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
    "Student Opportunities". eResources. State Policy Network. Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    "Institute for Humane Studies". Brigham Young University. Office of Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    "Institute for Humane Studies". Syracuse University. Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    "Institute for Humane Studies". Lehigh University. Office of Financial Aid. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    "Institute for Humane Studies". Duke University. Office of Funding Opportunities. Archived from the original
    on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  18. ISBN 978-1610160025.
    Zywicki, Todd (November 8, 2010). "Podcast at Kosmos Online". Volokh Conspiracy. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    DeMuth, Christopher (July 2010). "The Surprising Return of Price Controls". In Schulz, Nick (ed.). The Impact on Economic Recovery. U.S. Regulatory Policy and Free Enterprise. U.S. Chamber of Commerce: American Enterprise Institute and the National Chamber Foundation. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
    "IJ Attorney Scott Bullock Wins Koch Award"
    . Liberty & Law. 15 (4). August 2006.
  19. ISBN 978-0255365475
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  20. ISBN 978-0313377549.
    Bogardus, Kevin (July 15, 2004). "Koch's low profile belies political power". Center for Public Integrity's iwatch news. Washington, DC.
    "Jobs"
    . Philanthropy News Digest. New York. June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  21. ISBN 978-0674033184
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    Rothbard, Murray N (August 17, 2007). "Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP". Mises Daily.
  22. ^ Glassman, James K (2011). "Market-Based Man: Meet Charles G. Koch, winner of the 2011 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership". Philanthropy Magazine. Vol. 2011, no. Fall. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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    ISBN 978-0896170001
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  24. ISBN 978-1848442481
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  25. S2CID 145689441
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  26. ISBN 978-1610160735
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