de Haas, J. Anton (Jacob Anton) (1883-)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1883-

Biography

Jacob Anton de Haas was born in the Netherlands in 1883. He came to the United States to attend Stanford University (BA 1901) and Harvard University (MA 1912). He served in a variety of faculty positions around the United States until 1927, when he was appointed the William Ziegler Professor of International Relations at HBS. He remained at HBS for the remainder of his career. He died in 1963.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jacob Anton de Haas papers

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Arch GA 36

Scope and Contents: The Jacob Anton de Haas papers consist of correspondence, notes, reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, school catalogs, and documents related to his role in the establishment of the business education curriculum at the Gimnasio Moderno school located in Bogota, Colombia. The Gimnasio Moderno was founded in the early 20th century and with the decline of European commercial interests due to World War II, the school's rector Daniel Samper, with the help of the American Embassy, sought help...