William Petty : Economist

William Petty

Economist

Sir William Petty FRS was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in Ireland.Wikipedia

Born: May 26, 1623, Romsey, United Kingdom

Died: December 16, 1687, London, United Kingdom

Education: University of Oxford

Books: Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic

Abram Lincoln Harris : Economist

Abram Lincoln Harris

Economist

Abram Lincoln Harris, Jr. was an American economist, academic, anthropologist and a social critic of blacks in the United States. Wikipedia

Born: January 17, 1899, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died: November 6, 1963, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Books: The Negro as capitalist, Race, radicalism, and reform

Education: Columbia University, Virginia Union University, University of Pittsburgh

William Phillips : Economist

William Phillips

Economist

Alban William Housego "A. W." "Bill" Phillips, MBE was an influential New Zealand economist who spent most of his academic career at the London School of Economics. Wikipedia

Born: November 18, 1914, New Zealand

Died: March 4, 1975, Greater Auckland, New Zealand

Education: London School of Economics

Jean-Baptiste Say : Economist

Jean-Baptiste Say

Economist

Jean-Baptiste Say was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business. Wikipedia

Born: January 5, 1767, Lyon, France

Died: November 15, 1832, Paris, France

Harry Markowitz : Economist

Harry Markowitz

Economist

Harry Max Markowitz is an American economist, and a recipient of the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Wikipedia

Born: August 24, 1927 (age 86), Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education: University of Chicago

Books: Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments, More

Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, John von Neumann Theory Prize

Bertil Ohlin : Economist

Bertil Ohlin

Economist

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965. Wikipedia

Born: April 23, 1899, Klippan, Scania, Sweden

Died: August 3, 1979, Åre Municipality, Sweden

Party: Liberal People's Party

Children: Anne Wibble

Education: Lund University, Stockholm University, Harvard University

Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Eli Heckscher : Economist

Eli Heckscher

Economist

Eli Filip Heckscher was a Swedish political economist and economic historian. Wikipedia

Born: November 24, 1879, Stockholm, Sweden

Died: December 23, 1952, Stockholm, Sweden

Education: Uppsala University

Books: The Continental System: An Economic Interpretation,Mercantilism

Children: Gunnar Heckscher

Barry Goldwater : Former United States Senator

Barry Goldwater

Former United States Senator

Barry Morris Goldwater was a businessman and five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 1964 election. Wikipedia

Born: January 2, 1909, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Died: May 29, 1998, Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States

Party: Republican Party

Spouse: Susan Shaffer Wechsler (m. 1992–1998), Margaret Johnson (m. 1934–1985)

Children: Barry Goldwater, Jr., Peggy Goldwater, Michael Goldwater,Joanne Goldwater

Education: University of Arizona, Staunton Military Academy

Arthur Melvin Okun : Economist

Arthur Melvin Okun

Economist

Arthur Melvin "Art" Okun was an American economist. He served as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers between 1968 and 1969. Wikipedia

Born: November 28, 1928, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Died: March 23, 1980, Washington, D.C., United States

Education: Columbia University

Robert Heilbroner : Economist

Robert Heilbroner

Economist

Robert L. Heilbroner was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some twenty books, Heilbroner was best known for The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of ... Wikipedia

Born: March 24, 1919, New York City, New York, United States

Died: January 4, 2005, New York City, New York, United States

Education: Harvard University, The New School, Horace Mann School

Elon Musk : Inventor

Elon Musk

Investor

Elon Musk is an American business magnate, investor, and inventor. After studying commerce at the Queen's School of Business for two years, Musk obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton ... Wikipedia

Born: June 28, 1971 (age 42), Pretoria

Height: 1.81 m

Spouse: Talulah Riley (m. 2010–2012), Justine Musk (m. 2000–2008)

Children: Kai Musk, Xavier Musk, Damian Musk, Saxon Musk, Griffin Musk

Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, More

Parents: Maye Haldeman, Errol Musk

Jacque Fresco : Designer

Jacque Fresco

Designer

Jacque Fresco, is an American self-taught structural designer, architectural designer, concept artist, educator, and futurist. Wikipedia

Born: March 13, 1916 (age 97), Brooklyn, New York, United States

Spouse: Patricia Fresco (m. ?–1957)

Books: The best that money can't buy, Designing the Future

Children: Bambi Fresco, Richard Fresco

Siblings: Freda Fresco

Parents: Lena Fresco, Isaac Fresco

Charles Joseph Minard : Civil engineer

Charles Joseph Minard

Civil engineer

Charles Joseph Minard was a French civil engineer noted for his inventions in the field of information graphics. Wikipedia

Born: March 27, 1781, Dijon, France

Died: October 24, 1870, Bordeaux, France

Education: École Polytechnique