John Lossing Buck

John Lossing Buck
John Lossing Buck
Born	November 27, 1890; Lagrangeville, New York
Died	September 27, 1975 (aged 84); Poughkeepsie, New York
Resting place	Pleasant Valley, New York
Years active	1915 – 1957
Spouses	Pearl S. Buck (1917 – 1935); Lomay Chang Buck; (1941 – 1975 his death);
Children	Carol Buck; Janice Buck Walsh; Paul Buck; Rosalind Buck Lewis;
Academic career
Institutions	Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs (Director of Agricultural Economics); United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (Chief of the Land and Water Use Branch); United States Treasury (Representative in China); China-United States agricultural mission, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (member); Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Nanking (Founder & Dept Head); American Presbyterian Mission (agricultural missionary);
Field	Agricultural economics
Alma mater	Cornell University (BS 1914, MS 1925, PhD 1933)

John Lossing Buck (27 November 1890 – 27 September 1975,^[1]^[2] adopted the Chinese name 卜凱) was an American agricultural economist ^[3] specializing in the rural economy of China. He first went to China in 1915 as an agricultural missionary for the American Presbyterian Mission and was based in China until 1944. His wife, whom he later divorced, was Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973).

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^ "Brief Biography of Pearl S. Buck: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, 1892 – 1973". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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John Lossing Buck
Born	(1890-11-27)November 27, 1890^[1]^[2] Lagrangeville, New York^[2]
Died	September 27, 1975(1975-09-27) (aged 84)^[1]^[2] Poughkeepsie, New York^[2]
Resting place	Pleasant Valley, New York^[2]
Years active	1915 – 1957^[1]
Spouses	Pearl S. Buck (1917^[2] – 1935^[1]^[2]) Lomay Chang Buck (1941^[2] – 1975^[1]^[2] his death)
Children	Carol Buck^[1] Janice Buck Walsh^[1] Paul Buck^[1] Rosalind Buck Lewis^[1]

Academic career
Institutions	Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs (Director of Agricultural Economics)^[1]^[2] United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (Chief of the Land and Water Use Branch)^[1]^[2] United States Treasury (Representative in China)^[2] China-United States agricultural mission, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (member)^[1] Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Nanking (Founder & Dept Head)^[1]^[2] American Presbyterian Mission (agricultural missionary)^[1]^[2]
Field	Agricultural economics^[1]^[2]
Alma mater	Cornell University (BS 1914, MS 1925, PhD 1933)^[1]