John Williams Mellor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1928
Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Profession: economist
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Williams Mellor
- John Williams Mellor is a French-born American economist, known for his work in the field of economic and agricultural development in third world countries.
- In 1985 he was awarded the Wihuri International Prize, for his “constructive work that has remarkably promoted and developed the security of nutrient supply for mankind.” A Fulbright Scholar, he spent most of his academic career at his alma mater, Cornell University.
- In the early 1970s he became an economist for USAID, eventually becoming their chief economist in 1976.
- After leaving USAID, he became the second director-general of the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1977, where he remained until 1990.
- He has authored numerous articles, and several books, chiefly regarding economic and agricultural development in third world countries.
- Currently he runs John Mellor Associates as well as being a professor emeritus at Cornell.
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