What is George Hilton (historian)?
{{for|the Uruguayan actor|George Hilton (actor)}} {{Infobox person |name = George W. Hilton |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date|1925|1|18}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[U.S.]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|8|4|1925|1|18}} |death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] U.S. |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> |residence = |nationality = |ethnicity = |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = |education = |alma_mater = |employer = [[UCLA]] |occupation = College professor |years_active = |home_town = |title = |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |opponents = |boards = |religion = |spouse = |partner = |children = |parents = |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''George Woodman Hilton''' (January 18, 1925 – August 4, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] historian and economist. He worked in [[social history]], [[transportation economics]], [[regulation]] by [[government agency|commission]], the history of [[economic theory|economic thought]] and [[labor history (discipline)|labor history]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2014/08/Transportation%20historian%20George%20W%20Hilton%20dies.aspx|title=Transportation historian George W. Hilton dies|publisher=Trains|date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Hilton was born in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdRoAAAAIAAJ&q=%22+hilton,+george+woodman%22+1925 | title=Who's who in Railroading and Rail Transit | year=1971 }}</ref> Hilton studied at [[Dartmouth College]] and earned his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] in Economics ''summa cum laude'' in 1946. He receiv