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Fritz Machlup

1902 - 1983

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Fritz Machlup (; German: [ˈmaxluːp]; born Friedrich Eduard Machlup; December 15, 1902 – January 30, 1983) was an Austrian-American economist known for his work in information economics. He was President of the International Economic Association from 1971 to 1974. He was one of the first economists to examine knowledge as an economic resource, and is credited with popularising the concept of the information society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Machlup is the 212th most popular economist (up from 232nd in 2019), the 567th most popular biography from Austria (up from 659th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Fritz Machlup ranks 212 out of 414. Before him are Paul Milgrom, Paul Douglas, Alvin E. Roth, Raúl Prebisch, Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, and Frank Knight. After him are Giovanni Arrighi, Abba P. Lerner, Mahbub ul Haq, Nicholas Kaldor, James Steuart, and David D. Friedman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Fritz Machlup ranks 133. Before him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Ernst von Salomon, Toyen, Emanuel Feuermann, Ilmari Salminen, and Alphonse Matejka. After him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Józef Maria Bocheński, Zino Francescatti, Luis Cernuda, Oscar Cullmann, and Henry Hansen. Among people deceased in 1983, Fritz Machlup ranks 99. Before him are Charlie Rivel, Florence Owens Thompson, Johan Grøttumsbråten, Grigori Aleksandrov, Jerzy Andrzejewski, and Yuri Levitan. After him are Anthony Blunt, Shūji Terayama, John Williams, Vladimir Bakarić, Romain Maes, and Lamberto Maggiorani.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Fritz Machlup ranks 567 out of 1,424. Before him are Berta Karlik (1904), Gottfried Helnwein (1948), Raul Hilberg (1926), Friedrich Welwitsch (1806), Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200), and Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765). After him are Barbara Valentin (1940), Antun Augustinčić (1900), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), Werner Faymann (1960), Viktor Klima (1947), and Josef Frank (1885).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Austria

Among economists born in Austria, Fritz Machlup ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Hayek (1899), Karl Polanyi (1886), Friedrich von Wieser (1851), and Rudolf Hilferding (1877). After him are Bruno de Finetti (1906), Käthe Leichter (1895), and Gottfried Haberler (1900).

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