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Charles P. Kindleberger

1910 - 2003

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Charles Poor Kindleberger (October 12, 1910 – July 7, 2003) was an American economic historian and author of over 30 books. His 1978 book Manias, Panics, and Crashes, about speculative stock market bubbles, was reprinted in 2000 after the dot-com bubble. He is well known for his role in developing what would become hegemonic stability theory, arguing that a hegemonic power was needed to maintain a stable international monetary system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles P. Kindleberger has received more than 269,281 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles P. Kindleberger is the 304th most popular economist (down from 292nd in 2019), the 6,602nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,804th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Charles P. Kindleberger ranks 304 out of 414. Before him are Michael Kremer, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Deirdre McCloskey, Mark Blaug, Karl Knies, and David Landes. After him are Anna Schwartz, Pietro Verri, Paul A. Baran, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and Alice Salomon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Charles P. Kindleberger ranks 255. Before him are Oskar Sala, Guy Mairesse, Alexandru Borbely, Giancarlo Brusati, Max Bense, and William Higinbotham. After him are Lupita Tovar, John Wooden, László Lékai, Inge Meysel, Iuliu Baratky, and Kirk Alyn. Among people deceased in 2003, Charles P. Kindleberger ranks 233. Before him are Rand Brooks, Herbie Mann, Félix Loustau, Carlo Urbani, Buddy Ebsen, and Lana Clarkson. After him are Naftali Temu, Alfred Aston, Gunnar Johansson, Roy Jenkins, Béla Kárpáti, and José Juncosa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles P. Kindleberger ranks 6,602 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Delson (1977), Joel Stebbins (1878), Gregory Olsen (1945), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Mario Cuomo (1932), and Shailene Woodley (1991). After him are Zack de la Rocha (1970), Chrissy Teigen (1985), Madison Grant (1865), Edward Lawry Norton (1898), Tom Byron (1961), and Robert Anderson (1805).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Charles P. Kindleberger ranks 100. Before him are Max O. Lorenz (1876), Anthony Downs (1930), Seth Godin (1960), Michael Kremer (1964), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), and David Landes (1924). After him are Anna Schwartz (1915), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), Walter Block (1941), Lawrence Summers (1954), John Lipsky (1947), and Fischer Black (1938).

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