Historians sometimes refer to John Maynard Keynes as the "giant economist". The six-foot-six Brit accepted a lectureship at Cambridge that was personally funded by Alfred Marshall, whose supply and demand curves were the basis for much of Keynes' work. He is particularly remembered for advocating government intervention and monetary policy to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions, depressions and booms. During World War I he worked on the credit terms between Britain and its allies, and was a representative at the peace treaty signed in Versailles.