Nathaniel Weyl | |
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Born | July 20, 1910 |
Died | April 13, 2005 | (aged 94)
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University (undergraduate), London School of Economics (postgraduate) |
Years active | 1933-2003 |
Employer(s) | U.S. Government: Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Reserve Board, Board of Economic Warfare |
Political party | Socialist Party USA, CPUSA |
Spouse(s) | Sylvia Castleton Weyl (first), Marcelle Weyl (second) |
Children | Jonathan Weyl, Walter Weyl |
Parent(s) | Bertha Nevin (née Poole), Walter Edward Weyl |
Nathaniel Weyl (July 20, 1910 – April 13, 2005) was an American economist and author who wrote on a variety of social issues. A member of the Communist Party of the United States from 1933 until 1939, after leaving the party he became a conservative and avowed anti-communist. In 1952 he played a minor role in the Alger Hiss case.