Wilson Allen Wallis
Wilson Allen Wallis (born November 5, 1912 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † October 12, 1998 in Rochester , New York ) was an American economist and statistician . He attended the University of Minnesota and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1932 . He was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity .
Wallis was from 1962 to 1970 as the successor to Cornelis de Kiewiet President of the University of Rochester . He has served as economic advisor to Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower , Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan . In 1964 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Between 1982 and 1989 he held the post of Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs ( Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs from) and had it the third highest position in the United States Department of State held.
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| SURNAME | Wallis, Wilson Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1998 |
| Place of death | Rochester , New York |