ECONOMIST

Maurice Dobb

1900 - 1976

Maurice Dobb

Maurice Herbert Dobb (24 July 1900 – 17 August 1976) was an English economist at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is remembered as one of the pre-eminent Marxist economists of the 20th century. Dobb was highly influential outside of economics, having helped to establish the Communist Party Historians Group which developed social history and attracted future members of the Cambridge Five to Marxism in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Dobb is the 270th most popular economist (down from 259th in 2019), the 3,318th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,793rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Maurice Dobb ranks 270 out of 414. Before him are Joshua Angrist, Leopold von Wiese, Alfred Müller-Armack, Wilhelm Lexis, Alexander Chayanov, and Diego Abad de Santillán. After him are Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Alexander Gerschenkron, Deirdre McCloskey, Philip H. Dybvig, and G. D. H. Cole.

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HPI: 57.74
Rank: 264
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HPI: 57.73
Rank: 265
Alfred Müller-Armack
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
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Wilhelm Lexis
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
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Alexander Chayanov
1888 - 1937
HPI: 57.56
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Diego Abad de Santillán
1897 - 1983
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 269
Maurice Dobb
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 270
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 271
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui
1798 - 1854
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 272
Alexander Gerschenkron
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 273
Deirdre McCloskey
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 274
Philip H. Dybvig
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 275
G. D. H. Cole
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 276

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Maurice Dobb ranks 204. Before him are René Guillot, Roy Harrod, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, Clyde Tolson, Vasily Abaev, and Émile Druart. After him are Zinaida Aksentyeva, Teodoro Picado Michalski, Vladimir Tributs, Konrad Hirsch, Teresa of the Andes, and Josip Primožič. Among people deceased in 1976, Maurice Dobb ranks 163. Before him are E. H. Shepard, Conduelo Píriz, Stanley Baker, Armas Taipale, Haddon Sundblom, and Ivo Van Damme. After him are Manuel Olivares, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Veikko Huhtanen, Hamit Kaplan, and Lily Pons.

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René Guillot
WRITER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 198
Roy Harrod
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 199
Ioannis Theodoropoulos
ATHLETE
1900 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 200
Clyde Tolson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1975
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 201
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 202
Émile Druart
ATHLETE
1900 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 203
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 204
Zinaida Aksentyeva
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 205
Teodoro Picado Michalski
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1960
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 206
Vladimir Tributs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1977
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 207
Konrad Hirsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1924
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 208
Teresa of the Andes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1920
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 209
Josip Primožič
GYMNAST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 210

Others Deceased in 1976

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E. H. Shepard
PAINTER
1879 - 1976
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 157
Conduelo Píriz
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 158
Stanley Baker
ACTOR
1928 - 1976
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 159
Armas Taipale
ATHLETE
1890 - 1976
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 160
Haddon Sundblom
PAINTER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 161
Ivo Van Damme
ATHLETE
1954 - 1976
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 162
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 163
Manuel Olivares
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 164
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 165
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
WRITER
1897 - 1976
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 166
Veikko Huhtanen
GYMNAST
1919 - 1976
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 167
Hamit Kaplan
WRESTLER
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 168
Lily Pons
ACTOR
1898 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 169

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Maurice Dobb ranks 3,319 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), and James MacMillan (1959). After him are Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Walter Map (1140), Chris Waddle (1960), Dick Turpin (1705), Natalie Dormer (1982), and Mary Delany (1700).

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Matthew Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1647
HPI: 57.55
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John Gower
WRITER
1330 - 1408
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 3,314
Warren Clarke
ACTOR
1947 - 2014
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 3,315
Eliza Acton
WRITER
1799 - 1859
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 3,316
Jeremy Bulloch
ACTOR
1945 - 2020
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 3,317
James MacMillan
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 3,318
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,319
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1828
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,320
Walter Map
WRITER
1140 - 1210
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,321
Chris Waddle
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,322
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,323
Natalie Dormer
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,324
Mary Delany
ARTIST
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,325