Thursday, May 23, 2013

Robert Torrens : Economist

Robert Torrens
Economist
Colonel Robert Torrens was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, MP, owner of the influential Globe newspaper and prolific writer. Born in Londonderry, Ireland, he was the son of Robert Torrens of Hervey Hill. Wikipedia
Born: 1780
Died: May 27, 1864, London
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William Morris Davis : Geographer

William Morris Davis
Geographer
William Morris Davis was an American geographer, geologist, geomorphologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography". Wikipedia
Born: February 12, 1850, Philadelphia
Died: February 5, 1934, Pasadena
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Monday, May 20, 2013

John Kay : Economist

John Kay
Economist
John Kay is a British economist. He is a visiting Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and has been a fellow of St John's College, Oxford, since 1970. Wikipedia
Born: 1948, Edinburgh
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George Stigler : Economist

George Stigler
Economist
George Joseph Stigler was a U.S. economist. He won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1982, and was a key leader of the Chicago School of Economics, along with his close friend Milton Friedman. Wikipedia
Born: January 17, 1911, Seattle
Died: December 1, 1991, Chicago
Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, National Medal of Science for Behavioral and Social Science
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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Ernst Engel : Statistician

Ernst Engel
Statistician
Ernst Engel was a German statistician and economist, famous for the Engel curve and the Engel's law. Wikipedia
Born: March 26, 1821, Dresden
Died: December 8, 1896, Radebeul
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Harold Wilson : Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Harold Wilson
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, FSS, PC was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1916, Huddersfield
Died: May 24, 1995, London
Party: Labour Party
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Richard Whately : Economist

Richard Whately
Economist
Richard Whately was an English rhetorician, logician, economist, and theologian who also served as the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin. Wikipedia
Born: February 1, 1787, London
Died: October 8, 1863
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William Stanley Jevons : Economist

William Stanley Jevons
Economist
William Stanley Jevons, LL.D., M.A., F.R.S., was a British economist and logician. Irving Fisher described his book The Theory of Political Economy as beginning the mathematical method in economics. Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1835, Liverpool
Died: August 13, 1882, Hastings
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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Harry Gordon Johnson : Economist

Harry Gordon Johnson
Economist
Harry Gordon Johnson was a Canadian economist who studied topics such as international trade and international finance. Wikipedia
Born: May 26, 1923, Toronto
Died: 1977, Geneva
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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Mario Draghi : Banker

Mario Draghi
Banker
Mario Draghi is an Italian banker and economist who succeeded Jean-Claude Trichet as the President of the European Central Bank on 1 November 2011. He was previously the governor of the Bank of Italy from January 2006 until October 2011. Wikipedia
Born: September 3, 1947 (age 65), Rome
Nationality: Italian
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ben Bernanke : Economist

Ben Bernanke
Economist
Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist and currently chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. Wikipedia
Born: December 13, 1953 (age 59), Augusta
Nationality: American
Party: Republican Party
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