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In Memoriam: Eric E. Lampard PhD’55, Former Director of the Graduate Program in Economic History

Eric E. Lampard PhD’55, former director of the UW’s graduate program in Economic History (1959–70) passed away in April 2023 at the age of 100. Dr. Lampard completed his PhD at the UW in economic history and land economics with his dissertation “The Rise of the Dairy Industry: A Study in Agricultural Change, 1820-1920.” This study was awarded the David Clark Everest Prize in Economic History and was published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Press in 1963.

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