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

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

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

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

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

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

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