Dr. Martin Bronfenbrenner (1914‐1997): Scholar, Critic, Cynic, and Comrade‐in‐Arms

June Bronfenbrenner, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Bruce D. Fitzgerald, Craufurd D. W. Goodwin, Samuel Hollander, Tamotsu Matsuura, Warren J. Samuels, Werner Sichel, Eliot Roy Weintraub, Laurence S. Moss

1999

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DOI 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1999.tb03302.x

Data confidence 70 medium

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Professor Martin Bronfenbrenner's mark on the economics profession was significant and worth remembering. He touched the lives of many as a father, cousin, teacher, scholar, expert referee, colleague, and judge of important contemporary debates. Of special interest is his unique personality. He was a specialist in self‐effacement, peppered with liberal shakes of cynicism and sarcasm. Despite all this, he managed to win the respect and hearts of individuals on several continents and across several generations. This essay brings a small but diverse part of the story together in one place.