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Alexander Eckstein
| Alexander Eckstein | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nativity | Yugoslavia |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 39040665 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | San Francisco, California |
| Teams | IPW 121, IPW 128 |
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Alexander Eckstein (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, December 9, 1915 – December 4, 1976, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor of economics who worked at the University of Michigan. He played a notable role in the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and the development of Sino-US diplomacy (the so-called Ping-pong diplomacy) of the 1970s.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Alexander Eckstein (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, December 9, 1915 – December 4, 1976, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor of economics who worked at the University of Michigan. He played a notable role in the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and the development of Sino-US diplomacy (the so-called Ping-pong diplomacy) of the 1970s.
He obtained a B.S. Degree (1939), M.S. Degree (1941) and PhD (1952) from University of California. He worked as an economist for the US State Department from 1951 to 1953 before joining Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer. He was professor of international economics at University of Rochester from 1959 to 1961. In 1961, he became professor of economics at University of Michigan.
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| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 61 |
| Nara ASN | 39040665 |
| Nara Name | ECKSTEIN ALEXANDER |
| Nara State | 91 |
| Nara County | 1 |
| Nara POE | 9175 |
| Nara DOE | 250243 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N8 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 15 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 5 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 68 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 164 |
| Class_ASN | 39040665 |
| Class_Name | ECKSTEIN, Alexander |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia: Alexander Eckstein
- Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
- Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)