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Theodore Schultz

Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

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Born
April 30, 1902
Died
February 26, 1998
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1902

About Theodore Schultz

Theodore William Schultz 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. In 1979, Schultz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in human capital theory and economic development. Schultz was awarded the Nobel Prize jointly with Sir William Arthur Lewis in 1979 for his work in development economics, focusing on the economics of agriculture.

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Theodore Schultz timeline

  1. In 1979, Schultz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in human capital theory and economic development.
  2. Schultz was awarded the Nobel Prize jointly with Sir William Arthur Lewis in 1979 for his work in development economics, focusing on the economics of agriculture.
  3. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

The world when Theodore Schultz was born

Theodore Schultz was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Theodore Schultz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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