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Francis A. Walker

About the Author

Francis Amasa Walker (1840-1897) fought in the Civil War as a Massachusetts volunteer. He was promoted to brigadier general after his release from a Confederate prison. An economist, statistician, journalist, and educator, he held the posts of superintendent of the U.S. Census and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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