John J. McCusker: key obituary facts
Is John J. McCusker dead? Yes. John J. McCusker died on September 24, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: John J. McCusker's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was John J. McCusker known for?
He was an American economic historian (born 1939).
More about John J. McCusker
Born: 12 August 1939.
Place of birth: upstate New York.
Gender: male.
Occupation: economic historian, historian, economist, university teacher.
Nationality: United States.
Education: University of Rochester.
Employer: Trinity University.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship.
Also known as: John James McCusker.
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McCusker, an American economist and economic historian, died on September 24, 2026, aged 87. A native of upstate New York, he did graduate work at the University of Rochester, University College London and the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed his doctorate in 1970.
McCusker spent 24 years on the faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park before moving to Trinity University in San Antonio in 1992, where he served as the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of American History and professor of economics until his retirement in 2015. His teaching included courses in United States history, economic and business history, and the history of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British America.