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Frank Knight

1885 - 1972

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Frank Hyneman Knight (November 7, 1885 – April 15, 1972) was an American economist who spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, where he became one of the founders of the Chicago School. Nobel laureates Milton Friedman, George Stigler and James M. Buchanan were all students of Knight at Chicago. Ronald Coase said that Knight, without teaching him, was a major influence on his thinking. F.A. Hayek considered Knight to be one of the major figures in preserving and promoting classical liberal thought in the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Knight is the 211th most popular economist (down from 183rd in 2019), the 3,857th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,850th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Frank Knight ranks 211 out of 414. Before him are Israel Kirzner, Paul Milgrom, Paul Douglas, Alvin E. Roth, Raúl Prebisch, and Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau. After him are Fritz Machlup, Giovanni Arrighi, Abba P. Lerner, Mahbub ul Haq, Nicholas Kaldor, and James Steuart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Frank Knight ranks 102. Before him are Iuliu Hossu, St John Philby, Jerome Kern, Dezső Kosztolányi, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, and Antonio Bacci. After him are Leó Weiner, Louise Bryant, Dorando Pietri, Alexander Shliapnikov, Josef Frank, and Mineichi Koga. Among people deceased in 1972, Frank Knight ranks 102. Before him are Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Louise Arner Boyd, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Vladimir Durković, Mohamed Oufkir, and Violette Leduc. After him are Edward Calvin Kendall, Ángel Romano, Jessie Royce Landis, Nikolay Krylov, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and Prince William of Gloucester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Knight ranks 3,857 out of 20,380. Before him are Akon (1973), Leon Panetta (1938), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Orson Scott Card (1951), Raymond Franz (1922), and Lois McMaster Bujold (1949). After him are Melissa Etheridge (1961), George Wendt (1948), Irving Baxter (1876), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Ray Wise (1947), and Jimmy Butler (1989).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Frank Knight ranks 70. Before him are John Bates Clark (1847), Alvin Hansen (1887), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Paul Milgrom (1948), Paul Douglas (1892), and Alvin E. Roth (1951). After him are David D. Friedman (1945), Mancur Olson (1932), Henry Hazlitt (1894), William Baumol (1922), Paul Romer (1955), and Peter Senge (1947).

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