Marten S. Estey *52

Marten Estey, professor emeritus of economics at the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, died Dec. 5, 2012. He was 94.

Estey graduated from Purdue in 1940, worked for the State Department in Washington, and in 1947 received a master’s degree in economics from Princeton. He completed a Ph.D. degree in 1952, after serving on the faculty of Cornell (1948-1951) and Michigan State (1951-1955).

In 1955, he accepted a tenured position at the Wharton School, teaching labor relations for 34 years before retiring as professor emeritus. From 1968 to 1970, Estey was on leave in Washington serving on the staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors.

In 1917, Estey’s mother’s sister (his aunt) married Harold W. Dodds *14, who was president of Princeton from 1933 to 1957. Estey was active in the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church for many years. He was an author, arbitrator, avid swimmer, and keen world traveler who enjoyed sabbaticals in New Zealand, Portugal, and Berkeley, Calif.

Estey was predeceased in 2007 by Margaret, his wife of 64 years. He is survived by two children; two grandsons; and one great-grandson.

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