Josef Herbert Furth was Austria

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 jurist

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 and economist

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In 1938, after the Austia's annexation to Nazi Germany

Anschluss

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 Furth emigrated to the United States.

Career

Professor of Economics, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA, 1939–1943; Leccturer at Catholic University, Washington, D.C, 1945–1950; Adjunct Professor (Lecturer) at The American University, Washington, D.C. 1950-1966; Visiting Professor, International University of Luxembourg, 1960; Lecturer at the Foreign Service Institute, 1966-1974.

He served with the Federal Reserve Board as economic specialist (1943–1967), Chief of the Eastern European and Near Eastern Section (1948–1952), Chief of the Western European and Commonwealth Section (1952–1956), Chief of the International Financial Operations Section (1956–1957), Associate Adviser (1957–1960), Adviser and Associate Economist to the Federal Open Market Committee (1961–1964), Consultant (1964–1967).