Devons, Ely (1913-1967)
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Born 1913 · died 1967
Ely Devons, an economist and statistician, was born in Bangor, Gwynedd North Wales, lived most of his life in Manchester and died after a long illness at St Thomas Hospital in London. He was survived by his wife, the concert pianist Estelle Wine, and their three children. His father was a rabbi from Lithuania, while scientist Samuel Devons was his brother.
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Papers including notes, correspondence, press cuttings and printed matter on subjects such as British industries (including aviation, tin, steel, cotton and coal), prices, wages, restrictive practices, economic development overseas, and the Local Government Commission (1959-65). There are some personal papers.
Devons Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Correspondents
LIONEL CHARLES ROBBINS, Correspondence 1949-65, Robbins Papers, British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES)
Printed material
Alec Cairncross, ‘Ely Devons: a memoir’ in Ely Devons, Papers on Planning and Economic Management ed Alec Cairncross (Manchester University Press), 1-16
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