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Milton Friedman
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Milton Friedman Gold

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

31 Jul 1912 to 16 Nov 2006United StatesUniversity of ChicagoRahway High School

Milton Friedman is an American economist and statistician (1912–2006). Born 1912 in Brooklyn. Associated with University of Chicago.

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Born
1912-07-31, Brooklyn
Died
2006-11-16, San Francisco
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
economist, university teacher, statistician, essayist
Fields
economics, macroeconomics
Political party
Republican Party
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Mont Pelerin Society, American Philosophical Society, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Econometric Society, Philadelphia Society
Also known as
Milton Galbraith Friedman
Timeline

Education and professional journey

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Work

Education

Awards and recognition

Silver
  • Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1976
  • National Medal of Science 1988
  • Adam Smith Award 1989
  • John Bates Clark Medal 1951
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom 1988
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society 1949
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association
  • honorary doctor of Harvard University 1979
  • Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics 1943
  • New Jersey Hall of Fame 2019
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Languages
English
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