Burton C. Gray

Burton C. Gray
Burton C. Gray
Born	April 1, 1941; Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died	October 27, 1989 (aged 48); Atlanta, Georgia
Resting place	Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA[1]
Nationality	United States
Spouse(s)	Ann Gray; Dorothy (Deecy) Stephens Gray;
Field	Economics; business; political philosophy;
School or; tradition	Austrian School; Chicago School;
Alma mater	Yale University, 1962; University of Chicago;
Influences	Friedrich Hayek, economist; Michael Oakeshott, political philosopher;

Burton Craige Gray (April 1, 1941 – October 27, 1989) was an American economist, businessperson, and conservative political theorist. He co-founded Scientific Time Sharing Corporation with Dan Dyer and Lawrence M. Breed, a computer software firm in the Washington, D.C. area specializing in the programming language APL.

Biography

Gray was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He was the son of Gordon Gray and brother of C. Boyden Gray.

He married Deecy Stephens on November 5, 1988.[3]

He was a board member of the Reason Foundation[4] and the Philadelphia Society. He was a co-founder of the Federalist Society and active in the Libertarian Party. The Reason Foundation established the Burton C. Gray Memorial Internship in his honor.[5][6]

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"Yale '62 – Obituaries – Burton C. Gray". Alumninet.yale.edu. Yale Alumni Association. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
"Deecy Stephens, an Insurance Agent, and Burton C. Gray Marry in Capital". The New York Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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"Internships Are Available at Reason Foundation". Reason (magazine). Reason Foundation. February 21, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2019. The Burton C. Gray Memorial Internship supports Reason magazine interns in the Washington, D.C. office.
"Intern at Reason Magazine This Fall!". Reason (magazine). Reason Foundation. August 11, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

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