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James Wolfensohn

1933 - 2020

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Sir James David Wolfensohn (1 December 1933 – 25 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005). During his tenure at the World Bank, he is credited with the focus on poverty alleviation and a rethink on development financing, earning him recognition as a banker to the world's poor. In his other roles, he is credited with actions that brought Chrysler Corporation back from the brink of bankruptcy, and also improving the finances of major United States cultural institutions, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He served two terms as President of the World Bank on the nomination of U.S. President Bill Clinton, and thereafter held various positions with charitable organizations and policy think-tanks including the Brookings Institution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Wolfensohn is the 278th most popular economist (down from 266th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Australia (down from 135th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, James Wolfensohn ranks 278 out of 414. Before him are Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Alexander Gerschenkron, Deirdre McCloskey, Philip H. Dybvig, G. D. H. Cole, and Arthur Laffer. After him are Shoshana Zuboff, Hernando de Soto Polar, Herman Daly, Robert Barro, Leonid Abalkin, and Pietro Verri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, James Wolfensohn ranks 317. Before him are José Sasía, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Stanislav Lyubshin, Sergio Valdés, Valentina Ponomaryova, and Allen J. Bard. After him are Américo Lopes, Yoshishige Yoshida, Brad Harris, Eddie Adams, Sarah Marshall, and Jean Becker. Among people deceased in 2020, James Wolfensohn ranks 387. Before him are Wes Unseld, Òscar Ribas Reig, Chung Won-shik, Aldo Aureggi, Maria Itkina, and Yuri Bondarev. After him are Kazım Ayvaz, Jerry Sloan, Jan Myrdal, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Pedro Casaldáliga, and Jimmy Cobb.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Wolfensohn ranks 178 out of 1,143. Before him are Paul England (1929), Yvonne Strahovski (1982), David Hurley (1953), William Jones (null), Brian McGuire (1945), and James Anderson (1894). After him are Mae Busch (1891), Joel Edgerton (1974), Stanley Bruce (1883), Jesse Spencer (1979), Mark Edmondson (1954), and Malcolm Fraser (1930).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Australia

Among economists born in Australia, James Wolfensohn ranks 1. After him are Steve Keen (1953).

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