| John H. Williams | |
| Birth Date: | June 21, 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Ystradgynlais, Wales |
| Death Place: | Southbridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality: | American |
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| Alma Mater: | Harvard University Brown University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Frank William Taussig |
| Doctoral Students: | Lauchlin Currie |
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John Henry Williams (June 21, 1887 – December 24, 1980) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at Harvard University from 1921 to 1957.[1] He was later appointed dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration at Harvard, and also served as Nathaniel Ropes Professor.[2] [3] He was an elected member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[4] [5] In 1951, he was president of the American Economic Association.[6] The John H. Williams Prize was established at Harvard in 1958.[7]