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Jacob Viner

Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic (died 1970)

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Born
May 3, 1892
Died
September 12, 1970
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1892

About Jacob Viner

Jacob Viner (3 May 1892 – 12 September 1970) was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago school of economics in the 1930s: he was one of the leading figures of the Chicago faculty. Paul Samuelson named Viner (along with Harry Gunnison Brown, Allyn Abbott Young, Henry Ludwell Moore, Frank Knight, Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Henry Schultz) as one of the several "American saints in economics" born after 1860. He was an important figure in the field of political economy. Viner is further known for having added the terms trade creation and trade diversion to the canon of economics in 1950. Paul Samuelson named Viner as one of the several "American saints in economics" born after 1860.

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Jacob Viner timeline

  1. Paul Samuelson named Viner as one of the several "American saints in economics" born after 1860.
  2. Viner is further known for having added the terms trade creation and trade diversion to the canon of economics in 1950.

The world when Jacob Viner was born

Jacob Viner was born in 1892. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
  • Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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