Kaplan, A. D. H. (Abraham David Hannath), 1893-1974

Born in New York City in 1893, Abraham David Hannath Kaplan received his BS degree from New York University, his MA from the University of Denver, and his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. He was chair of the Department of Economics at DU from 1929 to 1944 and then was a senior staff member at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC. He also published several books on economics. Kaplan died in 1974.

Black and white portrait of Abraham David Hannath Kaplan, head of the Brookings Institute.

Black and white print of headshot of Brookings Institution thinker Abraham David Hannath Kaplan.

Program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, August Twenty-third, 1957 at Ten o'Clock. Honorary degree recipients: Wilbur McClure Alter, Doctor of Laws; Abraham David Hannath Kaplan, Doctor of Public Service; Willis McDonald Tate, Doctor of Laws. Conferring of degrees: Chancellor Chester M. Alter. The commencement address was given by Chancellor Chester M. Alter.