Monday, August 26, 2013

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
    Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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    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
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    Saturday, August 24, 2013

    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
    Party: Republican Party
    Spouse: Susan Shaffer Wechsler (m. 1992–1998), Margaret Johnson (m. 1934–1985)
    Education: University of Arizona, Staunton Military Academy
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    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
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    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
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    Tuesday, August 13, 2013

    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)
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    Monday, August 12, 2013

    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)
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    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
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    Edward Tufte : Statistician

  • Edward Tufte
    Statistician
  • Edward Rolf Tufte is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization. Wikipedia
    Born: March 14, 1942 (age 71), Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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