I need John Davenport's Biography, I have one key: he wrote for The
New Yorker Magazine in 1949 an article: SLURVIAN SELF-TAUGHT.

Hello,

I can't 100 % confirm that this John Davenport is your man. I would
bet the house on it though. . .

According to a New York Times obit from June 12, 1987, John Davenport
was an author, freelance writer, and an assistant managing editor of
Fortune magazine. He was 82 years old  when he died in 1987. From 1949
to 1954 he was an asst. editor at Barron's.

Born in Philly, PA, Davenport attended Yale where he graduated in
1926. He was the author of ''The Lives of Winston Churchill,'' written
with Charles J. V. Murphy, and ''The U. S. Economy.''

He died at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, N.J. Surviving family
members include: his wife, Marie; six daughters, Ann Mavroleon and
Susan Brooke of London, Glorianna Davenport of Cambridge, Mass., Amy
Durrance of Montpelier, Vt., Sharon Davenport of Oakland, Calif., and
Caroline Johnson of Brooklyn; a son, John, of New Brunswick, N.J., and
five grandchildren

Source:

New York Times. June 12, 1987. Section D; Page 28, Column 5;
Metropolitan Desk. Late City Final Edition



MORE INFO:
Apparently, the Hoover Inst. of Stanford has Davenport's papers in
their archives. I'm not sure how deep your research aims are, but you
might want to gain access to the papers.

John Davenport's papers
<http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/pubaffairs/ar2000/library-archives.html>

Hoover Inst contact info:
<http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/Main/form/form.html>

Google search keywords:

"john davenport" barron's


I hope this is the right guy. If you're unsure please submit a
clarification and I'll work some more on this.

Thanks,

rapidreference-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by otilia-ga on 15 Jul 2002 10:05 PDT

I need more information about their works, his style of writing, his
works (the tittle and the year he wrote the work). I need just two
paragraphs.

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Clarification of Answer by rapidreference-ga on 17 Jul 2002 06:35 PDT

Google Answer Team:

You could give information about where you found the answers,
encyclopaedias, web pages, etc.

There should be no problem constructing a two paragraph bio from the
info I've provided. Here is a list of books authored. I do not have a
complete bibliography of his essays. You might post another question
requesting a bibliography.

The U.S. economy. Davenport, John. Chicago, H. Regnery Co., 1964
                 

The lives of Winston Churchill. Davenport, John,; Murphy, Charles John
Vincent. New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1945
                     
Economics and the study of law: The contributions of Henry C.
Simons,Katz, Wilber Griffith,Davenport, John.[Chicago] Law School,
Univ. of Chicago 1946
                        
Of the American mission. Davenport, John, 1904-1987. New York :
National Association of Manufacturers, 1964.


Good luck,

rapidreference-ga