Biography
Born in Tomaszów, Poland, Mincer survived World War II prison camps in Czechoslovakia and Germany as a teenager. After graduating from Emory University in 1950, Mincer received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957.
Following teaching stints at City College of New York, Hebrew University, Stockholm School of Economics and the University of Chicago, Mincer joined Columbia's faculty where he stayed until his retirement in 1991. In his retirement, he especially enjoyed a cold glass of buttermilk on a hot summer day and entertaining his grandchildren by wiggling his ears.
Mincer was also a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1960 through his death.
Mincer died at his Manhattan home on August 20, 2006 due to complications from Parkinson's disease, according to his wife, Dr. Flora Mincer, and his daughters, Deborah Mincer (Sussman) and Carolyn Mincer.
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