Science · 1911–1991
George Stigler — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 17 January 1911 · Died: 1 December 1991 · Age at death: 80
How old was George Stigler when he died?
George Stigler died aged 80. He was born on 17 January 1911 and died on 1 December 1991.
Nobel Prize-winning economist and leader of the Chicago school
Did you know?He was close friends with Milton Friedman and famously engaged in a lifelong intellectual rivalry with him over various economic theories.
George Joseph Stigler (January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist. He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and is considered a key leader of the Chicago school of economics.
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- Age at death
- 80
- Would be
- 115
- Years since death
- 34
- Born
- January 17, 1911 · Renton, United States
- Died
- December 1, 1991
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Child
- Stephen Stigler
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