ECONOMIST
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
1906 - 1994
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (born Nicolae Georgescu, 4 February 1906 – 30 October 1994) was a Romanian mathematician, statistician and economist. He is best known today for his 1971 book The Entropy Law and the Economic Process, in which he argued that all natural resources are irreversibly degraded when put to use in economic activity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen has received more than 313,453 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen is the 198th most popular economist (up from 419th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Romania (up from 169th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen ranks 198 out of 315. Before him are John A. Hobson, Roger Myerson, Paul Volcker, Raúl Prebisch, Alvin E. Roth, and Adam Müller. After him are Alvin Hansen, Dennis Meadows, Lars Peter Hansen, Harold Laski, Mancur Olson, and Jeffrey Sachs.
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John A. Hobson
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 192
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 193
Paul Volcker
1927 - 2019
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 194
Raúl Prebisch
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 195
Alvin E. Roth
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 196
Adam Müller
1779 - 1829
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 197
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 198
Alvin Hansen
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 199
Dennis Meadows
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 200
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 201
Harold Laski
1893 - 1950
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 202
Mancur Olson
1932 - 1998
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 203
Jeffrey Sachs
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 204
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen ranks 134. Before him are Jacques Pills, Yasuo Haruyama, Lilian Harvey, Enrico Mattei, T. H. White, and Jim Thompson. After him are Francisco Ayala, Jørgen Juve, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Virginia Hall, Missak Manouchian, and Alec Issigonis. Among people deceased in 1994, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen ranks 127. Before him are Elissa Aalto, Aleksandar Petrović, Lindsay Anderson, Massimo Troisi, Olga Rubtsova, and Roy J. Plunkett. After him are Anni Albers, Zail Singh, Antoine Pinay, Haim Bar-Lev, Jean Carmet, and Billy Wright.
Others Born in 1906
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Jacques Pills
1906 - 1970
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 128
Yasuo Haruyama
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 129
Lilian Harvey
1906 - 1968
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 130
Enrico Mattei
1906 - 1962
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 131
T. H. White
1906 - 1964
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 132
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 133
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 134
Francisco Ayala
1906 - 2009
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 135
Jørgen Juve
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 136
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 137
Virginia Hall
1906 - 1982
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 138
Missak Manouchian
1906 - 1944
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 139
Alec Issigonis
1906 - 1988
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1994
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Elissa Aalto
1922 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 121
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 122
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 123
Massimo Troisi
1953 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 124
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 125
Roy J. Plunkett
1910 - 1994
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 126
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 127
Anni Albers
1899 - 1994
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 128
Zail Singh
1916 - 1994
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 129
Antoine Pinay
1891 - 1994
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 130
Haim Bar-Lev
1924 - 1994
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 131
Jean Carmet
1920 - 1994
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 132
Billy Wright
1924 - 1994
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 133
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen ranks 167 out of 665. Before him are Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Dan Petrescu (1967), Julius Popper (1857), Ignaz von Born (1742), and Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886). After him are Péter Pázmány (1570), István Bethlen (1874), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Constantin Prezan (1861), Francis I Rákóczi (1645), and Angela Gheorghiu (1965).
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Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
1857 - 1935
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 161
Mihail Sadoveanu
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 162
Dan Petrescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 163
Julius Popper
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 164
Ignaz von Born
1742 - 1791
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 165
Gheorghe Tătărescu
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 166
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 167
Péter Pázmány
1570 - 1637
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 168
István Bethlen
1874 - 1946
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 169
Stephen Pongracz
1582 - 1619
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 170
Constantin Prezan
1861 - 1943
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 171
Francis I Rákóczi
1645 - 1676
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 172
Angela Gheorghiu
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 173
Among ECONOMISTS In Romania
Among economists born in Romania, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen ranks 1. After him are Sevil Shhaideh (1964).
