Francis Wilson
FRANCIS WILSON, an emeritus professor at the University of Cape Town, taught in the School of Economics for 40 years. He has written widely on the South African political economy, founded the South African Labour & Development Research Unit and directed the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development. He was Chairperson of the Council of the University of Fort Hare and chaired South Africa's National Water Advisory Council.
FRANCIS WILSON, an emeritus professor at the University of Cape Town, taught in the School of Economics for 40 years. He has written widely on the South African political economy, founded the South African Labour & Development Research Unit and directed the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development. He was Chairperson of the Council of the University of Fort Hare and chaired South Africa's National Water Advisory Council. See less
Francis Wilson's Featured Books
Francis Wilson book reviews
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The Eugene Field I Knew
Francis and Eugene, The Best of Friends
Francis Wilson, a comic actor, and Eugene Field, a wonderful poet, met and became fast friends. Francis lived in NYC, and Eugene lived in Chicago and wrote humorous newspaper columns. They ... Read More
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Francis Wilson's Life of Himself
Self Bio of Founding President of Actors Equity
Francis Wilson was born into a Quaker Family in Philadelphia, PA, in Feb. 7,1854. He was a street comedian (busker) by 8 years old. He did a lot of vaudeville comedy and finally made it to Broadway ... Read More
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My Home in the Field of Mercy
Scary 2 weeks in France at beginning of WWI
Frances (not Francis) was a very engaging writer. (The American actor and founding president of Actors Equity, Francis Wilson, was her father.) She writes about her experience of being at the ... Read More
