John Knowles Fitch

American economist

John Knowles Fitch (February 15, 1880 – July 5, 1969) was the founder of the Fitch Publishing Company, and developed a financial securities rating system from AAA to D. Fitch ratings are used as a tool in the business of credit rating, usually behind Moody's ratings and Standard & Poor's ratings.2

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Born Feb 15, 1880, died 1943.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedColumbia University3
  • Date not recordedPassaic High School3
  • Date not recordedBrooklyn Friends School3

Career

Occupation: economist.5

Personal life

  • BornFeb 15, 1880, Bridgeport6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

John Knowles Fitch and his wife, Lillian Whitehead, had three children: John Knowles Jr. (born April 17, 1906, died January 21, 1998); and twins Marjorie and Muriel (born 1907). He died on June 5, 1969, in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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