Born: 5 June 1883 · Died: 21 April 1946 · Age at death: 62
How old was John Maynard Keynes when he died?
John Maynard Keynes died aged 62. He was born on 5 June 1883 and died on 21 April 1946.
British economist whose General Theory argued that governments should spend to fight recessions, reshaping economic policy worldwide
Did you know?He was a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, an elite circle of English writers, intellectuals, and artists.
Quick facts
Date of birth5 June 1883
Date of death21 April 1946
Age at death62
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceCambridge, United Kingdom
Occupationeconomist, mathematician, politician
Editor's Take:
Keynes changed how governments think about recessions and unemployment. In his General Theory, published in 1936 during the Great Depression, he argued that when private spending collapses, governments should step in and spend to keep people in work. This idea, now called Keynesian economics, shaped economic policy across the Western world for decades. He also helped design the post-war international financial system at the Bretton Woods conference, including the International Monetary Fund. Whenever governments debate stimulus spending during a downturn, they are still arguing about his ideas.
Key Milestones
1919: Publishes The Economic Consequences of the Peace
1936: Publishes The General Theory
1944: Leads Britain's delegation at Bretton Woods
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes ( KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots.
John Maynard Keynes's birthday is June 5. He was born on June 5, 1883 in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
How old was John Maynard Keynes when he died?
John Maynard Keynes died on April 21, 1946, aged 62.
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