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(Tuesday)
Died
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Nationality
Languages
English
Spouse
Elise M. Boulding
Residences
Liverpool
Education
New College, University of Oxford
Zodiac Sign
♑ Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Name Origin
English < Pictish (*ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ)
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Kenneth E. Boulding: British-American economist (1910-1993).
Born in Liverpool (died at age 83).
3 awards including Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association.
Studied at New College.
AWARDS (3)
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Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
WON
B
John Bates Clark Medal
WON
B
Swarthmore Lecture
WON
Biography
Kenneth Ewart Boulding was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher. Boulding was the author of two citation classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (1956) and Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962). He was co-founder of general systems theory and founder of numerous ongoing intellectual projects in economics and social science. He was married to sociologist Elise M. Boulding.
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