Peter Bain Kenen (1932 - 2012)

Born 30 Nov 1932 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Dec 2012 at age 80 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Peter Bain Kenen was born on November 30, 1932 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, son of Isaiah Leo Kenen (1905–1988) and Beatrice Bain (1906–1969).^[1]

He moved with his family to New York, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. from Columbia College, New York, New York in 1954 and earned an M.A. (1956) and a Ph.D. (1958) from Harvard. From 1956-57 he was a research student at the London School of Economics.^[2][1]

Peter (22) married Regina Horowitz (19) (born in New York, United States; daughter of William Horowitz and Rae (Spencer) Horowitz) in 1955 in New York City, New York, United States.

Their children are: ^[2][1]

• Stephanie Kenen
• Joanne (Kenen) Cohen
• Judith (Kenen) Gordon
• Marc Kenen

He taught at Columia College, New York from 1957 to 1971 and near the end of that tenure was appointed provost and also was awarded the University Medal for Excellence in 1977. He taught at Princeton from 1971-2004, was the Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance there, and continued to teach part-time until 2011.^[2][1]

Peter died on December 17, 2012 in New Jersey, United States, aged 80.^{[3] [4]}

He is buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States with a death date of 17 Dec 2012.^[5][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Obituary of Peter Kenen, Princeton University Office of Communications, Dec. 19, 2012 via Princeton University Website
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary of Peter B. Kenen, "Columbia College TODAY", Spring 2013, p. 51 via Columbia College Archives.
3. ↑ New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Index, 2001-2017
4. ↑ New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Index, 2001-2017
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #175776310 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Peter B. Kenen (30 Nov 1932-17 Dec 2012), citing Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Kurt Tazelaar (contributor 48967755).

See also:

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 065
• Evening Star; Publication Date: 10/ Jul/ 1955; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/869774736/?article=82236bdb-8dd5-48bb-9fb9-59f2eb0ea830&focus=0.49751148,0.19088094,0.61171734,0.2933377&xid=3398