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Morse, Norman Harding, 1920-2007
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Dates of existence
1920-2007
History
Norman Harding Morse was an economist and professor at Dalhousie University. He was born on 6 November 1920 in West Paradise, Nova Scotia, son of Harris Harding and Annie Marion (Longley) Morse. He obtained a BA (1940) and MA (1941) from Acadia University, and an MA (1942) from the University of Toronto. He served with the RCAF as co-pilot of Canso aircraft on night patrol over the North Atlantic from 1942-1945. After the war he taught economics at Acadia before completing his PhD at the University of Toronto (1952). He returned to Acadia in 1953 and became head of the Department of Economics in 1964, and served as Dean of Arts from 1964-1965. During 1963-1964 he was a visiting professor at Dalhousie University, then took a full-time appointment in the Department of Economics from 1965-1984. Morse was on the Canadian Council of Rural Development and published several dozen papers and articles. He died on 13 August 2007 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.