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Henry Hazlitt

1894 - 1993

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Henry Stuart Hazlitt (; November 28, 1894 – July 9, 1993) was an American journalist, economist, and philosopher known for his advocacy of free markets and classical liberal principles. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, Hazlitt wrote extensively on business, economics, and public policy for prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Hazlitt has received more than 401,994 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Henry Hazlitt is the 209th most popular economist (up from 221st in 2019), the 3,416th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,910th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Henry Hazlitt ranks 209 out of 414. Before him are Raúl Prebisch, Alvin Hansen, Gustav Cassel, Jon Elster, Paul Volcker, and Hyman Minsky. After him are Alvin E. Roth, Robert Torrens, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Ferdinando Galiani, Grigory Yavlinsky, and Peter Senge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Henry Hazlitt ranks 112. Before him are Khawaja Nazimuddin, Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Marietta Blau, Boris Pilnyak, Max Weinreich, and David Butler. After him are Eduard Wagner, Pavel Rybalko, Riad Al Solh, E. C. Segar, Âşık Veysel, and Warren Weaver. Among people deceased in 1993, Henry Hazlitt ranks 106. Before him are Richard Jordan, Józef Czapski, Pierre Victor Auger, Guido Masetti, Chishū Ryū, and John Tuzo Wilson. After him are Clarence Zener, William L. Shirer, Jan Gies, Elvira Popescu, Sebastiano Baggio, and Elmar Klos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Hazlitt ranks 3,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Hyman Minsky (1919), Bobby Brown (1969), Frederic Forrest (1936), James McDivitt (1929), Damon Wayans (1960), and Amy Beach (1867). After him are Red Buttons (1919), Bruce Davison (1946), Jerry Siegel (1914), John C. McGinley (1959), Philip Michael Thomas (1949), and Julian Rotter (1916).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Henry Hazlitt ranks 70. Before him are Paul Romer (1955), Eric Maskin (1950), Douglas Diamond (1953), Alvin Hansen (1887), Paul Volcker (1927), and Hyman Minsky (1919). After him are Alvin E. Roth (1951), Peter Senge (1947), Mancur Olson (1932), William Baumol (1922), Chester Barnard (1886), and David D. Friedman (1945).

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