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Henry Hazlitt

1894 - 1993

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Henry Stuart Hazlitt (; November 28, 1894 – July 9, 1993) was an American journalist, economist, and philosopher known for his advocacy of free markets and classical liberal principles. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, Hazlitt wrote extensively on business, economics, and public policy for prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times. He is best known for his 1946 book, Economics in One Lesson, a work grounded in the Austrian school of economics and the importance of individual liberty in economic decision-making. Hazlitt was a strong proponent of sound monetary policy and a vocal critic of inflationary practices and government intervention in markets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Hazlitt is the 220th most popular economist (down from 209th in 2019), the 4,322nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,416th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Henry Hazlitt ranks 220 out of 414. Before him are Abba P. Lerner, Mahbub ul Haq, Nicholas Kaldor, James Steuart, David D. Friedman, and Mancur Olson. After him are William Baumol, Martín de Azpilcueta, Bertrand de Jouvenel, E. F. Schumacher, Ferdinando Galiani, and Gian Domenico Romagnosi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Henry Hazlitt ranks 118. Before him are Frans G. Bengtsson, E. C. Segar, Aleksandr Khinchin, Werner March, Boris Pilnyak, and Eduard Wagner. After him are Maksim Purkayev, Warren Weaver, Maria Restituta Kafka, Ivan Papanin, Mikheil Chiaureli, and Kyuichi Tokuda. Among people deceased in 1993, Henry Hazlitt ranks 114. Before him are William L. Shirer, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, John Tuzo Wilson, Richard Jordan, Guido Masetti, and Stanley Myers. After him are Yuri Bezmenov, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, Buddhadasa, Freya Stark, Deke Slayton, and Pierre Victor Auger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Hazlitt ranks 4,322 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Vedder (1964), Seth Rollins (1986), Bruce Sterling (1954), Patti Page (1927), Ellen Church (1904), and R. A. Salvatore (1959). After him are Horace Silver (1928), Claire Trevor (1910), John C. McGinley (1959), Stanley Schachter (1922), Robert Stack (1919), and Victoria Nuland (1961).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Henry Hazlitt ranks 73. Before him are Paul Milgrom (1948), Paul Douglas (1892), Alvin E. Roth (1951), Frank Knight (1885), David D. Friedman (1945), and Mancur Olson (1932). After him are William Baumol (1922), Paul Romer (1955), Peter Senge (1947), Hyman Minsky (1919), Thomas Sowell (1930), and Paul Volcker (1927).

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