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David Landes is professor emeritus of economics and retired professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, and The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. Landes earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1953 and his A.B. from City College of New York in 1942. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be wikified. ... The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a book by David Landes, currently Emeritus Professor of Economics and former Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University. ...


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