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John Kenneth Galbraith

Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006) · economist

DescriptionCanadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)
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Born1908-10-15
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BirthplaceElgin County Iona Station
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Died2006-04-29
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Place of deathCambridge Cambridge
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AreaCanada
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CountryCA
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CitizenshipCanada United States
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Occupationpolitician university teacher ambassador non-fiction writer economist writer diplomat novelist scientist
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Member ofRussian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy of Sciences of the USSR American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society
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AwardsLeontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Guggenheim Fellowship The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Lysenko Prize Library of Congress Living Legend honorary citizenship Padma Bhushan Presidential Medal of Freedom Padma Vibhushan in Literature & Education Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association Humanist of the Year honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II Officer of the Order of Canada Lomonosov Gold Medal Medal of Freedom
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Also known as

Professor J.K.Galbraith

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