Early Life and Education
Marshall was the son of Louis Marshall, noted constitutional lawyer and co-founder of the American Jewish Committee and Florence Lowenstein. He grew up with his sister Ruth, and brothers James and Bob in Manhattan. All four children attended Felix Adler's Ethical Culture School. George Marshall continued his education at Columbia University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees. This was followed with doctoral studies and a PhD in economics from the Brookings Institution, in 1930. His doctoral dissertation was entitled "The Machinists' Union: A Study in Institutional Development".
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