Famous Hungarian Economists

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1 Karl Polanyi

Famous As: Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist

Birthdate: October 25, 1886

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Vienna

Died: April 23, 1964

2 Michael Polanyi

Famous As: Philosopher, Economist, Chemist

Birthdate: March 11, 1891

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Budapest

Died: February 22, 1976

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3 Gyula Andrássy

Famous As: Politician, Diplomat, Economist

Birthdate: March 3, 1823

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Vlachovo

Died: February 18, 1890

4 John Harsanyi

Famous As: Economist

Birthdate: May 29, 1920

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Budapest

Died: August 9, 2000

Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian-American economist John Harsanyi is best remembered for developing game theory in mathematics. Known as one of the group of scientists called The Martians, he had escaped deportation during World War II and had fled to Austria and Australia, eventually attaining a PhD from Stanford in the U.S.