Theodore Schultz
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"Theodore Schulz" redirects here. For the golfer, see Ted Schulz.
Theodore William Schultz (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Theodore Schultz | |
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Born | (1902-04-30)April 30, 1902 Arlington, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | 26 February 1998(1998-02-26) (aged 95) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | South Dakota State University University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Institution | Iowa State University University of Chicago |
Field | Agricultural economics |
School or tradition | Chicago school of economics |
Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1979) |
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