Obituary
Administration. He received the Superior Fox was a prolific writer, authoring or
Service Award for his part in the plan- coauthoring numerous articles and several
Karl August fox
ning for the post-World War II Marshall books on economics, econometrics, and
Plan. He later became head of the Division statistics, as well as the emerging fields of
Karl August Fox,
of Statistical and Historical Research of social indicators, social accounts, social sys-
90, of Ames, Iowa,
the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau tems analysis, and eco-behavioral science.
died April 20 at
of Agricultural Economics. There, his He received many honors for his contri-
Northcrest Health
strengths in mathematics and statistics con- butions to scholarship, including being
Care Center in
tributed to the wider application of econo- named a Fellow of the American Statistical
Ames. No ser-
metric analysis. From 1954–1955, he was a Association, the Econometric Society,
vices are planned,
senior staff economist with the President’s the American Agricultural Economics
though the family
Council of Economic Advisers. Association, and the American Association
will host a recep-
Fox joined the faculty of Iowa State for the Advancement of Science. Fox also
tion at a later date.
University in 1955 as head of the received the Merit of Honor Award from
Fox was born in Salt Lake City, Utah,
Department of Economics and Sociology. the Emeritus Alumni Association of the
on July 14, 1917, to Anna Wilcken and
When sociology became a separate depart- University of Utah in 1992.
Feramorz Young Fox. He graduated Phi
ment in 1966, he continued as head of the He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his son,
Beta Kappa from the University of Utah
Department of Economics until 1972, when Karl, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his daugh-
and completed a master’s degree in sociolo-
he returned to research and teaching. He was ter, Karen, of Mountain View, California;
gy there. He earned his PhD in economics
designated a distinguished professor in 1968 two grandchildren, Owen and Valerie; and
at the University of California, Berkeley.
and received a distinguished service award a great-granddaughter, Tori. He was preced-
Fox married Sylvia Cate in Salt Lake
in 1995. He retired in 1987, but remained ed in death by his parents and two brothers.
City in 1940. He was an economist with
active in research and writing until 1994.
the Department of Agriculture from 1942
He greatly appreciated his colleagues at Iowa Published in the
to 1954, first in San Francisco, and then
State University and spoke often about their Salt Lake Tribune on 4/22/2008
in Washington, DC. His first position
research contributions and their impact on
in Washington was with the War Food
economic theory and policy.
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