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'''Earl J. Hamilton''' (1899–1989; J from ''Jefferson'') was an [[United States|American]] [[historian]], one of the founders of [[economic history]], and a prominent [[hispanist]].
 
He was married to Gladys Dallas Hamilton, and had onone daughter, Sita Hamilton. Earl and Gladys did extensive research on the economic history of Spain<ref>http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/hamil.html</ref>
 
He was professor of [[Duke University]] from 1927 to 1944; [[Northwestern University]] from 1944 to 1947, and [[University of Chicago]] from 1947 to 1967. The [[State University of New York]] appointed him ''Distinguished Professor of Economic History'' (1966–1969). Editor of ''[[Journal of Political Economy]]'' for seven years. President of ''[[Economic History Association]]'' (1951–1952).