While I was there I became deeply interested in photography, and indeed the most noteworthy event in my early life was winning first, third, fourth and seventh prizes in an international competition for college and high school students. Douglass North collegecompetitiondeeply share on social
My father had not even completed high school when he started as an office boy working for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and I am not sure that my mother completed high school. Douglass North boycompanycomplete Change image and share on social
I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school. Douglass North elementaryottawaprivate Change image and share on social
I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war. Douglass North beliefcommunistfind share on social
It was not until I got my first job, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and began playing chess with Don Gordon, a brilliant young theorist, that I learned economic theory. Douglass North beginbrilliantchess Change image and share on social
In 1972 I married again, to Elisabeth Case; she continues to be wife, companion, critic and editor: a partner in the projects and programs that we undertake. Douglass North casecompanioncontinue Change image and share on social
My brother and sister are both older than I am and were born before my father went off to World War I. Douglass North bearbrotherfather Change image and share on social
What the war did was give me the opportunity of three years of continuous reading, and it was in the course of reading that I became convinced that I should become an economist. Douglass North continuousconvinceeconomist Change image and share on social
My wife and I now live in the summers in northern Michigan in an environment which is wonderfully conducive to research, and where most of my work in the last 15 years has been done. Douglass North conduciveenvironmentlive Change image and share on social
