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Philip M. Parker

Philip M. Parker, American economist and author

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Born
June 20, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1960

About Philip M. Parker

Philip M. Parker is an American economist and academic, and currently the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He has patented a method to automatically produce a set of similar books from a template that is filled with data from databases and Internet searches. In 2025, Parker co-founded Xavier AI with Joao Filipe, a former McKinsey consultant. The poems are in a variety of styles, including some invented by Parker himself. He is the creator of Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition, a multilingual online dictionary created in 1999. One book, The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais, won the 2008 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year.

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Philip M. Parker timeline

  1. He is the creator of Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition, a multilingual online dictionary created in 1999.
  2. One book, The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais, won the 2008 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year.
  3. In 2025, Parker co-founded Xavier AI with Joao Filipe, a former McKinsey consultant.

The world when Philip M. Parker was born

Philip M. Parker was born in 1960. 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 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Philip M. Parker's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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