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Knut Wicksell

1851 - 1926

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Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a Swedish economist of the Stockholm school. He was professor at Uppsala University and Lund University. He made contributions to theories of population, value, capital and money, as well as methodological contributions to econometrics. His economic contributions would influence both the Keynesian and Austrian schools of economic thought. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Knut Wicksell is the 120th most popular economist (up from 124th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 204th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Knut Wicksell ranks 120 out of 414. Before him are Lucas Papademos, Daron Acemoglu, Thomas Schelling, Franz Oppenheimer, Alfred Weber, and Lorenz von Stein. After him are Thomas J. Sargent, James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Jean Tirole, and James Mill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Knut Wicksell ranks 19. Before him are Georg Jellinek, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Vincent d'Indy, Adolf von Harnack, Martinus Beijerinck, and Friedrich von Wieser. After him are Jacobus Kapteyn, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Bernardino Machado, Torakusu Yamaha, Charles Dupuy, and Guillaume Bigourdan. Among people deceased in 1926, Knut Wicksell ranks 32. Before him are Constantin Fehrenbach, William Bateson, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Mikao Usui, Ugyen Wangchuck, and Friedrich von Wieser. After him are Ellen Key, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Victor, Prince Napoléon, Alphonse Borrelly, Théo van Rysselberghe, and Eino Leino.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Knut Wicksell ranks 188 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Bildt (1949), Britt Ekland (1942), Oscar Montelius (1843), Inger Nilsson (1959), Helge von Koch (1870), and Jan Guillou (1944). After him are Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Mats Wilander (1964), Torsten Wiesel (1924), Ellen Key (1849), Canute II of Sweden (1200), and Ann-Margret (1941).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Sweden

Among economists born in Sweden, Knut Wicksell ranks 3. Before him are Gunnar Myrdal (1898), and Bertil Ohlin (1899). After him are Eli Heckscher (1879), Gustav Cassel (1866), and Erik Lindahl (1891).

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