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Morse, Norman H.
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Dates of existence
1921-2007
History
Norman H. Morse was an economic historian and taught at Dalhousie University from 1965-1984, serving as chairman of the Department of Economics from 1968-1972. He was born in West Paradise, Nova Scotia, in 1921 and was raised on the family farm. He earned his BA from Acadia University (1940) and MA from the University of Toronto (1942) before joining the RCAF. After active duty during World War Two, he returned to the University of Toronto to complete his PhD (1952) as a student of Harold Innis. From 1945-1965 he taught economics at Acadia University, becoming head of their Department of Economics and Sociology and acting dean before moving to Dalhousie. He died in 2007.