Obituary of Peter Kilby

Peter Kilby, of Killingworth, Connecticut passed away on August 2nd in Durham, England. A retired professor of economics at Wesleyan University, he was an economist whose work focused on economic development, particularly in Africa. Educated at Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Oxford Universities, over his career he held appointments as Fulbright, Ford Foundation, Woodrow Wilson and Guggenheim fellow and served as advisor and consultant to numerous governments and international organizations.

Peter is survived by his wife, Marianne Kilby, his three children, Damian, Christopher, and Karen, and his six grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Lawrence Church in Killingworth on Tuesday August 21, at 10AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in Peter’s name to the Wesleyan's College of Social Studies Endowment Fund, which supports many things that Peter loved including the CSS Newsletter, c/o Marcy Herlihy, University Relations, 318 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459 or to National Public Radio. Arrangements by Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, Centerbrook.