Hollis B. Chenery

Hollis Chenery
Chief Economist of the World Bank
In office 1972–1982
President	Robert McNamara Alden W. Clausen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Anne Osborn Krueger
Personal details
Born	Hollis Burnley Chenery (1918-01-06)6 January 1918 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died	1 September 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 76) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Spouses	Louise Seamster ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1964)​ Mary Montgomery ​ ​ (m. 1970; died 1993)​
Children	2
Relatives	Christopher Chenery (Father) Penny Chenery (Sister)
Education	University of Arizona (BSc) University of Oklahoma (BSc) California Institute of Technology (MSc) University of Virginia (MA) Harvard University (PhD)
Academic career
Institution	World Bank Harvard University Stanford University
Field	Development economics

Hollis Burnley Chenery (January 6, 1918 – September 1, 1994) was an American economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of development economics.