Alfred Cowles III (1891-1984) - Find a Grave Memorial

Alfred Cowles III

Birth

15 Sep 1891

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Death

28 Dec 1984 (aged 93)

Illinois, USA

Burial

Graceland Cemetery

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Plot

Section: EDGEWOOD Sub Lot: 111Sublo Grave: 5

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An American economist, businessman and founder of the Cowles Commission. The Cowles Commission was founded in 1932 with the headquarters at the University of Chicago, but moved to Yale University in 1955 and renamed Cowles Foundations.

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Parents

Alfred Cowles Jr

1865–1939
Elizabeth Cheney Cowles

1865–1898

Spouse

Louise Bingham Lamb

1893–1979 (m. 1949)

Siblings

Knight Cheney Cowles

1892–1970
John Cheney Cowles

1894–1972
Thomas Hooker Cowles

1895–1927

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1910 United States Federal Census
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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Knight Cheney Cowles

John Cheney Cowles

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Louise Bingham Lamb

Knight Cheney Cowles

John Cheney Cowles

Thomas Hooker Cowles

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