Nils Westermarck
Nils Christian Westermarck (14 July 1910 Helsinki – 17 March 2002 Espoo) was a Finnish Agricultural Economist and politician.[1]
Westermarck received his PhD in 1940 from the University of Helsinki, the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.[2] During the Continuation War, Westermarck worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and after the war he became a professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå.[2] In 1949, he returned to Finland and became the Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Helsinki.[2] He remained in this position until his retirement in 1973.[2]
In 1953–1954 and again in 1970, Westermarck was the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. In 1960, he received the honorary title of Academician from the President of Finland, Urho Kekkonen.[2]
He was the Deputy Director of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers between 1955 and 1958.[2] During 1961–1970, Westermarck was the Director of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.[2] The Association's triennial conference's prize for the best poster is named after him.[3]
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- ^ "Akateemikko Nils Westermarck kuollut".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Akateemikko arvostaa perheviljelyä". 14 July 2000.
- ^ "Newsletter" (PDF). www.iaae-agecon.org. 2015.
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